Chicken With Forty Cloves of Garlic
"As the garlic in this dish is slowly baked with the chicken, the flavor mellows and the natural sugar in the garlic cloves caramelizes making the final product quite sweet."
- Ready In:
- 5hrs 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 40 garlic cloves
- 2⁄3 cup olive oil
- 4 celery ribs, thinly sliced
- 6 sprigs parsley
- 1 tablespoon dried tarragon
- 2 broiler-fryer chickens, quartered
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1 dash nutmeg
directions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F Peel the garlic, leaving the cloves whole.
- Put the oil into a large, heavy baking pan that will hold the chicken pieces in 1 layer. Add the celery, parsley, and tarragon. Arrange the chicken pieces on top and sprinkle with the salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Turn the chicken several times so all the chicken is coated well with oil; toss in the garlic.
- Cover with heavy duty aluminum foil, making sure the edges are tightly sealed.
- Bake for 1 1/2 hours without removing the foil. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 15 minutes or until browned.
- Serve the chicken with the garlic.
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Reviews
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I have regular cravings for this chicken and so I have to make it every few weeks or so. I usually use chicken legs or thighs and add the juice of 1/2 a lemon to brighten up the flavor a little. I like to cook it in my heavy lidded enamelled cast iron pot. -
Don't know why but this simply didn't work for me.The only thing I did differently was to use a whole chicken rather than pieces. The chicken more or less steamed inside the covered pot and the garlic was floating in liquid, ensuring that it wouldn't carmelize. The chicken was very moist and tender, it cooked in 1 1/2 hours and browned in 10 minutes under the broiler.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
southern chef in lo
white springs, FL
I have 6 children 4 boys and 2 girl,ilove to cook and try lots of different foods,my real name is Britt and i live in louisiana i like to collect recipes,cookbooks,dolls,and angels,i just started having a intrest in teacups and teapots,i also like amish rag dolls.
