40 cloves and a chicken

By t1bishop

This reqipe was featured in an article about"Good Eats" host Alton Brown celebrating his 1Oth anniversary on the
Food Network. The classic European dish is delicious, and you won't spend too much time preparing i

Ingredients

• 1 (3-t04-pound) broller/ fryer chicken, cut into 8 pieces
• 2 tablespoons plus 112 cup olive 011,not extravirgin
• Kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 5 sprigs fresh thyme
• 40 cloves garlic, peeled

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Rub chicken pieces with 2 tablespoons olive oil, then all over with salt and pepper .:
In a 12-inch straight-sided oven-safe saute pan over high heat. cook the chicken for 5 to 7 minutes per side,
until nicely browned. Remove pan from the heat. Add the remaining 1/2 cup oil, thyme and garlic cloves. Cover and
bake for 1 1/2 hours. Remove pan from the oven and set aside for 15 minutes
with the lid on. Remove chicken and garlic cloves to serving platter.