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Meat mains
Chicken with 40 cloves of garlic
Cook's notes
40 cloves of garlic also lend themselves well to a good piece of roasted lamb. Try punctuating the lamb with some anchovies; cook the garlic as in the recipe above and substitute the thyme for lots of rosemary.Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken
- 100 ml olive oil
- 3 garlic heads
- 4 large onions, thinly sliced
- 1 sprig thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- 200g black olives
- salt and pepper
Method
Prep time:
10 min
PT10M
Cooking time:
45 min
PT45M
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Step 1
Preheat oven to 220°C/Gas 7. -
Step 2
Joint the chicken into thighs, drumsticks and on the bone breast (cut in half). -
Step 3
Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a heavy pan and brown the chicken pieces. Remove and set aside. -
Step 4
Separate the garlic heads, removing any papery outside leaves and thinly slice the onions. -
Step 5
Mix the onions and garlic together and spread in a heavy casserole dish. Add the thyme, bay leaves and chicken pieces. Season and add the rest of the oil. Lid and bakefor 30 minutes. -
Step 6
Remove the chicken, garlic and onions with a slotted spoon. Pour out any surplus oil, return the onion and garlic and caramelise over a high heat. -
Step 7
A minute before serving, add the olives. Check the seasoning and serve. You will never have tasted garlic like it.