Coq au Vin Blanc; a beating heart and a question Recipe

Coq au Vin Blanc, Slow-Cooker version Total time: 6 hours 30 minutes Ingredients: 3 chicken thighs, skinned 3 chicken legs, skinned 2 cups (16oz, 500ml) dry white wine 1/2 cup (4oz, 120ml) chicken stock 1 bouquet garni 3oz (90gr) bacon, chopped 10 small shallots, peeled 1 rib celery, roughly chopped 1 large carrot. roughly chopped 4oz (120gr) cremini mushrooms, quartered 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 bay leaves 2 tsp olive oil 2 tbs cornstarch (corn flour, maizena) dissolved in 3 tbs water  Instructions: Pour the wine over the chicken, add the bouquet garni and marinate 2 – 3 hours in the fridge. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add bacon and fry until crisp. Remove and set aside. Add all vegetables to skillet and stir-fry 2 – 3 minutes.…