40 Cloves and a Chicken

Alton Brown

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

Show: Good EatsEpisode: In The Bulb of the Night (Garlic)

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Total Time:
1 hr 40 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
1 hr 30 min
Yield:
6 servings
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

  • 1 whole chicken (broiler/fryer) cut into 8 pieces
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 10 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 40 peeled cloves garlic
  • Salt and pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Season chicken with salt and pepper. Toss with a 2 tablespoons olive oil and brown on both sides in a wide fry pan or skillet over high heat. Remove from heat, add oil, thyme, and garlic cloves. Cover and bake for 1 1/2 hours.

Remove chicken from the oven, let rest for 5 to 10 minutes, carve, and serve.

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Chardonnay

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  • on January 24, 2012

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    This is one of my favorite recipes. I ususally use chicken thighs or leg quarters instead of a whole cut up chicken though, but that's mostly because I prefer dark meat. My mom complains that it's too oily, but what I do is drain the oil off when the chicken is done and use it for other things. The oil ends up infused with chicken/garlic/thyme flavor. It's great for sauteing veggies in. The best part of this recipe might be smooshing the garlic cloves onto crusty French bread.

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  • on January 21, 2012

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    Which came first, Ina or Alton. I think Ina and her recipe is much better.

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  • on January 12, 2012

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    Me personally did not like this recipe at all. I followed the recipe to the exact and just didn't like the flavor. I won't be making this dish anymore!

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