Chicken in a pot

Based on the age-old French recipe poule au pot, this warming winter dish is usually filled with a breadcrumb stuffing, but we thought mushrooms would be a better idea (well, of course we did). The meaty shiitake, pied bleu, pied de mouton and feathery maitake fill the chicken well, poaching alongside it in its juices and a rich stock of red wine, herbs and orange. To make this exact recipe, you have to get your spindly pied de mouton in time – just before the end of February, depending whe