Chicken with Forty Cloves of Garlic
Ingredients
- 8 chicken leg quarters
- 2/3 cup of California Olive Ranch extra virgin olive oil
- 4 celery ribs, thinly sliced
- 6 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh tarragon or 11/2 teaspoon dried tarragon
- 1/2 cup dry vermouth
- 21/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
- 40 garlic cloves, crushed under a knife and peeled
Instructions
- Wash the chicken legs and thighs and thoroughly dry with paper towels. Put the oil in a shallow dish or a plate and turn the chicken in the oil to coat on all sides. Reserve the unused oil.
- Lay the sliced celery in the bottom of a heavy casserole or Dutch oven (not uncoated cast iron) with a tightfitting lid.
- Add the parsley and tarragon, then lay the chicken pieces on top. Pour the vermouth over the chicken, and add 1 teaspoon salt, the pepper, and the nutmeg.
- Pour the reserved oil into the casserole, then toss in all the garlic and sprinkle with the remaining salt. Put a piece of aluminum foil over the casserole and then cover to make a tight seal; or make a thick, heavy flour and water paste to seal the lid, and cover the lid and paste with another layer of foil.
- Bake in a preheated 375°F oven for 11/2 hours without removing the lid. To serve remove the foil (or break and remove the flour paste seal) and serve hot, from the pot.
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