FRENCH COUNTRY CHICKEN WITH 18
CLOVES OF GARLIC
 
1 (3 1/2 to 4 lb.) fryer chicken, cut in 8 pieces
1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. salt and fresh ground pepper
3 tbsp. butter
1 1/2 tbsp. safflower oil
18 lg. cloves garlic, UNPEELED
1 tsp. each: fresh thyme (1/2 tsp. dried), fresh parsley
1/3 c. dry white wine
3/4 c. chicken broth

Heat oven to 325 degrees. Wash and pat chicken dry. Shake chicken in flour, salt and pepper.

Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons EACH butter and oil. Place chicken rounded side down and the garlic cloves in single layer. Brown. Turn and brown other side, 3 minutes each.

Transfer to oven. Bake 25 to 30 minutes. Place on warm platter; cover with foil.

Drain. Add herbs and wine. Heat to boil, scraping up brown bits. Add chicken broth and stir for about 3 minutes. Add rest of butter (1 1/2 tablespoons). Pour over chicken. Serve with potatoes.

recipe reviews
French Country Chicken with 18 Cloves of Garlic
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 Anna Tan (Malaysia) says:
This is the best garlic chicken I have ever tried. Due to tight schedule, I couldn't get all the ingredients in hand, I use premixed spice (celery salt) in replace of missing ingredient celery stalks. I was generous when come to using garlic. I had thrown in 30 bulbs of garlic to roast two chicken legs! As I opened the casserole, the aroma is incredible. The chicken is utterly infused with the smell of garlic and herb. To ease my workload, I used garlic peeler to strip off garlic skins before adding into the chicken. If you wish to reducing the sauce in oven, corn flour mixture (1 tbsp. corn flour w/ 3 tbsp. water) can be added at the last 5 minutes and let it sit in the oven for extra 5-10 minutes).

 

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