Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic

By LEP04

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, skinned (about 2 3/4 pounds)
• 8 chicken drumsticks, skinned (about 1 3/4 pounds)
• 1/2 cup dry vermouth
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• dash of ground nutmeg
• 40 unpeeled garlic cloves (about 4 heads)
• fresh tarragon (optional)
• french bread (optional)

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Combine fir st 4 ingredients in a a 4-quart casserole. Arrange chicken over vegetables. Drizzle with vermouth; sprinkle with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Nestle garlic around chicken. Cover casserole with aluminum foil and casserole lid. Bake at 375 for 1 1/2 hours. Garnish with fresh tarragon, if desired; serve with French bread.