Coq au vin

Name: Coq au vin
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons plain flour; 1 x 1.5kg free-range whole chicken; olive oil; 4 rashers of thickly sliced higher-welfare smoked pancetta or streaky bacon; 500g shallots; 200g button mushrooms; 3 cloves of garlic; 1 bottle of good robust red wine, such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon; 3 fresh bay leaves; 2 sprigs of fresh thyme; ½ a bunch of fresh flat-leaf parsley (15g)