Forty-Clove Chicken #2 (Slow Cooker)

By Lorena_321

Ingredients

• 1 frying chicken (3 lbs.), cut up
• salt and pepper
• 1 to 2 T. olive oil
• 1/4 cup dry white wine
• 2 T. chopped fresh parsley or 2 t. dried parsley flakes
• 2 T. dry vermouth
• 2 t. dried basil
• 1 t. dried oregano
• pinch of red pepper flakes
• 40 cloves garlic, peeled
• 4 stalks celery, sliced
• juice and peel of 1 lemon
• fresh herbs

Preparation

Step 1

Remove skin from chicken. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken; brown on all sides. Remove to platter.
Combine wine, parsley, vermouth, basil, oregano and red pepper flakes in large bowl. Add garlic and celery; coat well. Transfer garlic and celery to slow cooker with slotted spoon. Add chicken to remaining herb mixture; coat well. Place chicken on top of celery mixture in slow cooker. Sprinkle lemon juice and peel over chicken; add remaining herb mixture. Cover; cook on low 6 hours. Sprinkle with fresh herbs before serving.