Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic

By KennyB07

This is a classic Provençale-style dish in which the thighs and drumsticks are baked with garlic cloves. The garlic cooks in its own skin, becoming very soft and creamy.

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
• 6 parsley sprigs
• 4 celery stalks, each cut into 3 pieces
• 8 chicken thighs (about 3 pounds), skinned
• 8 chicken drumsticks (about 2 pounds), skinned
• 1/2 cup dry vermouth
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 40 garlic cloves (about 3 heads), unpeeled

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375°.

Combine first 4 ingredients in a 4-quart casserole or shallow roasting pan. Arrange chicken over vegetables. Drizzle with vermouth; sprinkle with salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Nestle garlic around chicken. Cover casserole with foil, and bake at 375° for 1 1/2 hours.

carbo rating: 9