Chicken en Cocotte

• 1 tender chicken
• salt and freshly-ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter

Cut chicken into serving pieces and season to taste with salt and pepper. Heat butter and oil in an iron cocotte or a heavy casserole and sauté bacon pieces until golden. Remove bacon; add coarsely-chopped shallots and carrots and cook, stirring constantly, until vegetables ‘soften’; then add chicken pieces and brown them on all sides. Return bacon bits to the pan; pour over cognac and f