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40 Cloves of Garlic Chicken Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 chicken, cut up (or 4 legs - thighs and drumsticks separated)
4 head firm garlic, broken into cloves, cleared of loose hulls but unpeeled
2/3 cup olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon finely crumbled mixed dried herbs (thyme, oregano, savory)
1 large bouquet garn: large branch of celery, parsley, bay leaf, leek greens tied in cheesecloth
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350º. Put everything except bouquet into an earthen ware or enamel casserole, mix with your hands to be certain ingredients are well mixed. Force the bouquet into the center, packing the chicken around it.

Cook, covered, for one hour and 45 minutes.

Scoop out garlic cloves with a slotted spoon and put in a bowl - serve with French bread for spreading the garlic.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
4 to 6 as a main course
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
20 minutes plus baking time
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Notes from original recipe: "The garlic, squeezed from its hull and spread onto grilled crisp slices of rough country bread as one eats the chicken, will be appreciated by all who do not share the mental anti-garlic quirk," writes Richard Olney in "Simple French Food."

 

 

 

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