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Chicken With Forty Cloves Of Garlic

A home-style Chicken With Forty Cloves Of Garlic made with Chicken Legs, Olive Oil, Celery Ribs Sliced Thin, Parsley, and Tarragon. Serves 8. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Ingredients

• 8
• 2/3 cup
• 4
• 6 sprig
• 1 tbsp
• 1/2 cup
• 2 1/2 tsp
• 1/4 tsp
• 1/8 tsp
• 40 clove

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Rinse the chicken in cold water and pat dry with paper towels.

2. 2

   Put the oil in a shallow dish or a plate and turn all the chicken pieces in the oil to coat all sides.

3. 3

   Lay the celery slices in the bottom of a heavy 6-quart casserole with a tight fitting cover.

4. 4

   Add the parsley and tarragon.

5. 5

   Lay the chicken pieces on top and sprinkle with vermouth, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper and nutmeg.

6. 6

   Pour the oil remaining in the plate into the casserole.

7. 7

   Toss in all garlic and sprinkle with the remaining salt.

8. 8

   Lay a piece of aluminum foil on top of the casserole, to make a tight seal.

9. 9

   Set on the casserole lid.

10. 10

    Bake in a 375-degree oven for 1 1/2 hours without removing the lid.

11. 11

    Serve with hot toast or thin slices of French bread or pumpernickel, spread with the softened buttery garlic cloves.