40 Clove Garlic Chicken
From misslionheart 16 years ago
- 90 minutes to make
- Serves 4
A popular dish on Menu Planner Monday!
Ingredients
- 1 (4-lb) chicken shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper shopping list
- 1 scant cup olive oil shopping list
- 2 fresh parsley sprigs shopping list
- 1 fresh rosemary sprig shopping list
- 1 fresh thyme sprig shopping list
- 1 fresh sage sprig shopping list
- 1 bay leaf (not California) shopping list
- 1 celery rib shopping list
- 40 garlic cloves, peeled (from 3 to 4 heads of garlic) shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Rinse chicken and pat dry
- Sprinkle inside and out with salt and pepper.
- Tie legs together with kitchen string and fold wings under chicken.
- Heat oil in a 6- to 8-quart wide heavy ovenproof pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown chicken, turning it carefully, until golden brown, about 10 minutes.
- Transfer chicken to a plate.
- Tie herbs and celery together with string to make a bouquet garni and add to pot along with garlic cloves.
- Put chicken, breast side up, on top of cloves and bake, covered tightly, in middle of oven, basting twice, until cooked through and an instant-read thermometer inserted 2 inches into fleshy part of a thigh (avoid bone) registers 170°F, 30 to 40 minutes.
- Transfer chicken to a cutting board, reserving pan juices, and let stand 10 minutes.
- Cut chicken into serving pieces and spread roasted garlic on toasts.
- Serve chicken drizzled with some of reserved pan juices.
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This is a fabulous recipe! Incredibly good, and perfect with the addition of rosemary, sage, and thyme. Love baked chicken, and this ranks "high" on the list!
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This looks LOVELY! We roast chickens often so I will add this one to tme mix. Thanks for the post.
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oh my thank you!
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