250g/9oz purple sprouting broccoli
1 carrot, peeled and roughly chopped
2 celery sticks, roughly chopped
3 celery sticks, halved lengthways then sliced
3 large leeks, cleaned and chopped into 2cm/¾in rounds
1 lemon, juice only
1 onion, roughly chopped
salt and freshly ground black pepper
20g/¾oz fresh tarragon, finely chopped
1 heaped tbsp Dijon mustard
50²µ/1¾´Ç³ú plain flour
3 bay leaves
1 tsp fennel seeds
olive oil, for frying
2–4 tbsp olive oil
pinch salt
30g/1oz unsalted butter
200ml/7fl oz double cream
1 free-range egg
2x 320g sheets ready-made all-butter puff pastry
6 rashers good-quality smoked streaky bacon, rind removed then cut into chunks
1 good-quality chicken
600ml/20fl oz poaching broth, from the chicken (made above)
150ml/5fl oz white wine