Baked chicken with 40 cloves of garlic is a mouthwatering dish that combines the succulent flavors of chicken with the aromatic and earthy notes of garlic. This classic recipe has been enjoyed for generations and continues to be a favorite among garlic lovers. The secret to this dish is the slow-roasting process, allowing the chicken to absorb all the delicious flavors of the garlic and herbs. The result is a tender and juicy chicken with a crispy skin and a burst of garlicky goodness in every bite. Whether you're hosting a dinner party or simply looking for a comforting meal, baked chicken with 40 cloves of garlic is sure to impress.
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40 CLOVES AND A CHICKEN
Low and slow cooking transforms this garlic-filled chicken dish into a golden brown, juicy braise.Despite the fact that this recipe is classic European peasant fare, modern cooks tend to avoid it because unless you have a chronic vampire problem, 40 cloves seems...excessive. Ah! But when cooked into the chicken, the garlic becomes smooth and sweet and produces an aroma that wraps the kitchen like a hug. Make sure you have bread on hand to spread the soft garlic cloves onto and don't forget to sop up that oil. Yes, all of it. This recipe first appeared in Season 4 of Good Eats.
Provided by Level Agency
Categories Mains
Time 1h55m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350ºF.
- Season the chicken all over with salt and pepper. Coat the chicken pieces on all sides with 2 tablespoons of the oil.
- In an 11-inch straight-sided, oven-safe saute pan set over high heat, cook the chicken until nicely browned, 5 to 7 minutes per side. Remove the pan from the heat and add the remaining 1/2 cup oil, the thyme, and garlic cloves. Cover and bake for 1 1/2 hours.
- Remove the pan from the oven and set aside for 15 minutes with the lid on. Serve family-style with plenty of toasted bread to spread the softened, fragrant garlic on.
CHICKEN WITH FORTY CLOVES OF GARLIC
Steps:
- Separate the cloves of garlic and drop them into a pot of boiling water for 60 seconds. Drain the garlic and peel. Set aside.
- Dry the chicken with paper towels. Season liberally with salt and pepper on both sides. Heat the butter and oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. In batches, saute the chicken in the fat, skin side down first, until nicely browned, about 3 to 5 minutes on each side. Turn with tongs or a spatula; you don't want to pierce the skin with a fork. If the fat is burning, turn the heat down to medium. When a batch is done, transfer it to a plate and continue to saute all the chicken in batches. Remove the last chicken to the plate and add all of the garlic to the pot. Lower the heat and saute for 5 to 10 minutes, turning often, until evenly browned. Add 2 tablespoons of the Cognac and the wine, return to a boil, and scrape the brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Return the chicken to the pot with the juices and sprinkle with the thyme leaves. Cover and simmer over the lowest heat for about 30 minutes, until all the chicken is done.
- Remove the chicken to a platter and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm. In a small bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup of the sauce and the flour and then whisk it back into the sauce in the pot. Raise the heat, add the remaining tablespoon of Cognac and the cream, and boil for 3 minutes. Add salt and pepper, to taste; it should be very flavorful because chicken tends to be bland. Pour the sauce and the garlic over the chicken and serve hot.
CHICKEN WITH 40 CLOVES OF GARLIC
If you like garlic, you will love this chicken!
Provided by Anonymous
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Whole Chicken Recipes
Time 2h5m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Melt the butter with the olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the chicken to the Dutch oven and brown on all sides in the butter and oil, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove the chicken to a cutting board.
- Drain all but 2 tablespoons of liquid from the pan; stir the garlic cloves into the reserved liquid. Return the chicken to the pan; sprinkle the water, lemon juice, salt, thyme, and black pepper over the chicken; cover tightly.
- Bake the chicken in the preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 90 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh should read 180 degrees F (82 degrees C). Remove the chicken from the oven, cover with a doubled sheet of aluminum foil, and allow to rest in a warm area for 10 minutes before slicing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 384.4 calories, Carbohydrate 5.4 g, Cholesterol 116.8 mg, Fat 23.9 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 35.4 g, SaturatedFat 7.4 g, Sodium 418.9 mg, Sugar 0.2 g
CHICKEN WITH 40 CLOVES OF GARLIC
Provided by Nigella Lawson : Food Network
Time 1h45m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- When I was young, this old French classic was still - though in a quiet way - very much in vogue. I dare say it was because the novelty of using so many garlic cloves had not worn off; it seemed somehow dangerously excessive. Even so, I don't think anyone would think it quite unremarkable now to put 40 cloves of garlic in a casserole. Certainly, if you peeled and chopped - let alone minced - the garlic, it would be inedible, but garlic cloves cooked encased in their skins grow sweet and caramelly as they cook, like savory bonbons in their sticky wrappers, rather than breathing out acrid heat. This is a cozy supper, not a caustic one.
- This dish entered my canon under someone else's auspices. A few years ago, for the fortieth birthday of a then-colleague and friend of mine, Nick Thorogood, his partner asked everyone to contribute something written expressly for purpose to be compiled in a fat tribute of a book. Since most of Nick's and my conversation dwells, with almost fetid passion, on food, it seemed only proper to write a recipe for him. And given that it was his fortieth birthday, this seemed the right recipe.
- It is not quite the classic version (not that there is only one: food is as variable as the people who cook it) but it sticks to the basic principles. Maybe because the white meat on chicken tends towards the utterly tasteless these days, I prefer to use not a whole chicken, but thigh portions only. Naturally, this wouldn't make sense if you were raising your own chickens, then slaughtering them for the pot, as was the custom when this recipe came into being (and very good it would have been, too, for adding oomph to an old bird) but if you're following the contemporary shopping model, it works very well. For some reason, I veer towards recipes that can easily be cooked in one of my wide and shallow cast-iron Dutch ovens and this fits the bill perfectly.
- By all means, add some steamed or boiled potatoes alongside if you wish, but I'd prefer, by far, a baguette or two to be torn up and dunked into the flavorsome juices; though don't rule out the option of sourdough toast, which is the perfect vehicle for spreading the sweet-cooked garlic onto. Otherwise, some green beans or baby peas or a plain green salad is all you need for a sure-fire salivation-inducing supper.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Heat the oil on the stovetop in a wide, shallow ovenproof and flameproof Dutch oven (that will ultimately fit all the chicken in one layer, and that has a lid), and sear the chicken over a high heat, skin-side down. This may take 2 batches, so transfer the browned pieces to a bowl as you go.
- Once the chicken pieces are seared, transfer them all to the bowl. Finely slice the scallions, put them into the Dutch oven and quickly stir-fry them with the leaves torn from a few sprigs of thyme.
- Put 20 of the unpeeled cloves of garlic (papery excess removed) into the pan, top with the chicken pieces skin-side up, then cover with the remaining 20 cloves of garlic. Add the vermouth (or white wine) to any oily, chickeny juices left in the bowl. Swish it around and pour this into the pan too. Sprinkle with the salt, grind over the pepper, and add a few more sprigs of thyme. Put on the lid and cook in the oven for 1 1/2 hours.
- Make Ahead Note: Chicken can be browned and casserole assembled 1 day ahead. Cover tightly and store in the refrigerator. Season with salt and pepper and warm the pan gently on the stovetop for 5 minutes before baking as directed in recipe.
- Making Leftovers Right: If I do have any chicken left over - and I don't think I've ever had more than 1 thigh portion - I take out the bone then and there and put the chicken in the refrigerator. Later (within a day or two), I make a garlicky soup, by removing the chicken, adding some chicken broth or water to the cold, jelled juices, placing it over a high heat and, when that's hot, shredding the chicken into it and heating it through thoroughly, till everything is piping hot. You can obviously add rice or pasta. Otherwise, mash any leftover garlic into the concentrated liquid (which will be solid when cold), chop up some leftover chicken, and put it all into a saucepan with some cream. Reheat gently until everything is piping hot, and use as a pasta sauce or serve with rice.
CHICKEN WITH 40 CLOVES OF GARLIC
Chicken baked with sprigs and garlic cloves gives you a flavorful dinner for eight.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 1h55m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375°F. Generously spray large shallow roasting pan with cooking spray.
- In cavity of each chicken, place 4 thyme sprigs. Rub chickens with softened butter. Tie ends of legs together with kitchen string; tuck wing tips under. Place chickens, breast sides up, in roasting pan. Squeeze lemon over chickens. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of inside thigh muscle and does not touch bone.
- In medium bowl, toss garlic with oil. Scatter garlic around chickens, placing cloves close to chickens. Bake uncovered 1 hour 45 minutes or until thermometer reads at least 165°F and legs move easily when lifted.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 481, Carbohydrate 6 g, Fat 2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 46 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 775 mg
CHICKEN WITH 40 CLOVES OF GARLIC
Get a taste of the French countryside: chicken with mild, buttery roasted garlic -- yes, 40 cloves of it -- and a few sprigs of thyme. C'est tout!
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Chicken
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Place garlic in a medium bowl; cover with another same-size bowl, creating a dome. Hold bowls together tightly, and shake vigorously until skins are loosened, about 30 seconds. Remove and discard skins; set garlic aside.
- Place chicken in a large ovenproof skillet or roasting pan. Rub all over with 1 tablespoon butter; season with salt and pepper. Add thyme, garlic, and remaining tablespoon butter to skillet.
- Roast, basting occasionally with juices and stirring garlic, until an instant-read thermometer inserted in thickest part of a thigh (avoiding bone) registers 165 degrees, 45 to 60 minutes. Transfer to a platter, and let rest 10 minutes. Carve chicken, and serve with garlic and pan juices.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 578 g, Fat 33 g, Protein 57 g
CHICKEN WITH 40 CLOVES OF GARLIC
In the two decades after World War II, Jane Stern and Michael Stern told Marian Burros of The Times in 1991, "a nation once known for square meals and the bluenose abstinence of Prohibition fell in love with deluxe food, vintage wine and the joy of cooking." They captured that gourmania in their book of that year, "American Gourmet," and this recipe, for a luxe and amazing casserole of nutmeg-scented chicken and garlic, comes from it. Serve the dish with a baguette or two, and squeeze the buds of garlic out on the bread. Spread the mash like butter and use the bread to mop up the luscious sauce.
Provided by Marian Burros
Categories dinner, times classics, main course
Time 1h40m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Put the oil in a shallow dish and add the chicken pieces; coat evenly with oil.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a heavy 6-quart casserole, combine the celery, onions, parsley and tarragon. Lay the oiled chicken pieces on top. Pour on the vermouth. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and a dash of nutmeg. Tuck the garlic cloves in and around the chicken pieces. Cover the casserole tightly with aluminum foil, then the lid. Bake 90 minutes without removing the lid.
- Serve chicken, pan juices and garlic cloves with French bread. Diners should squeeze the buds of garlic from their husks onto the bread, then spread the garlic like butter.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 757, UnsaturatedFat 38 grams, Carbohydrate 10 grams, Fat 55 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 50 grams, SaturatedFat 13 grams, Sodium 909 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams
CHICKEN BAKED WITH 40 CLOVES OF GARLIC
I know that there are various versions of this recipe, this is the only I have tried since seeing it on Christine Cushing Live on the Food Network Canada. It is courtesy Tony de Luca, Hillebrand Estates Winery Restaurant, Niagara on the Lake, Ontario. Although it takes some time to cook, it's incredibly easy. I've made it for guests and everyone raves about it and the garlic is sweet and amazing. I have also made it with and without the sealing dough, it's a bit messy and if you don't want to bother just make sure you seal your dish well, I used foil between the dish and lid. But I think making the dough helps keep it moist. Enjoy!
Provided by CC G
Categories Chicken
Time 2h20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Sealing Dough:.
- Add the water, flour, salt and olive oil in a bowl. Stir to form a paste. Use the dough on the casserole to seal.
- Chicken:.
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Carefully add the chicken pieces. Cook the chicken until golden brown on all sides. Remove chicken from the oil onto a kitchen towel to absorb excess fat. Discard the oil.
- Place the seared chicken pieces in a casserole (one with a tight fitting lid) that holds the chicken pieces snugly. Add the rosemary, thyme, bay leaves, wine and garlic. Place the lid on the casserole and seal with the sealing dough. Transfer the casserole to the oven. Bake for 2 hours.
- Remove from the oven and let cool slightly. Crack the sealing dough to open the lid. Carefully remove the chicken onto 4 large dinner plates. Divide the garlic and cooking juices and serve.
CHICKEN WITH 40 CLOVES OF GARLIC
I love this dish and have made several versions throughout the years but this is the best I've found so far. It's from Cook's Illustrated. It's a bit more detailed work than other recipes but so totally worth it. The garlic gets sweet and mellow in this dish so if you are looking for a more spicy, biting garlic taste this may not be for you. If you like roasted garlic you will like this. I've made it with and without the vermouth, you can leave it out but it does add that extra touch of goodness. I always brine chicken no matter what the recipe but if you want you can skip that step. You can also peel the garlic if you prefer, but add a bit more oil when roasting it to keep it from sticking. Serve this with crusty bread to mop up the sauce. You must use an oven proof skillet.
Provided by MarielC
Categories Whole Chicken
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 400°F.
- Brine the chicken: Dissolve 1/4 cup salt in 2 quarts cold tap water in large container or bowl. Submerge chicken pieces in brine and refrigerate until fully seasoned, about 30 minutes. Rinse chicken pieces under running water and thoroughly pat dry with paper towels. Season both sides of chicken pieces with pepper.
- Meanwhile, toss garlic and shallots with 2 teaspoons olive oil and salt and pepper to taste in 9 inch pie plate; cover tightly with foil and roast until garlic is softened and beginning to brown, about 30 minutes. Shake pan once to toss the contents after 15 minutes (foil can be left on during tossing). Uncover, stir, and continue to roast, until browned and fully tender, about 10 minutes longer, stirring once or twice. Remove from oven and increase oven temperature to 450°F.
- Using kitchen twine, tie together thyme, rosemary, and bay leaf and set aside.
- Heat remaining 1 teaspoon oil in 12-inch heavy-bottomed ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat until it begins to smoke. Swirl to coat pan with oil. Brown chicken pieces skin-side down until deep golden, about 5 minutes. Turn chicken pieces and brown until golden on second side, about 4 minutes longer.
- Transfer chicken to large plate and discard fat. Off the heat add vermouth, chicken broth, and herbs, scraping bottom of skillet with wooden spoon to loosen browned bits.
- Set skillet over medium heat, add garlic and shallot mixture to pan, then return chicken, skin-side up to the pan, nestling pieces on top of and between the garlic cloves.
- Place skillet in oven and roast until instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of breast registers about 160 F about 10 to 12 minutes. If desired, increase heat to broil and broil to crisp skin about 3 to 5 minutes.
- Using potholders or oven mitts, remove skillet from oven and transfer the chicken to a serving dish. Set the skillet aside on the stovetop, reserving the liquid.
- Remove 10 to 12 garlic cloves and place in a mesh sieve and set aside. Using a slotted spoon, scatter the remaining garlic cloves and shallots around the chicken and the discard herbs.
- With a rubber spatula push reserved garlic cloves through the sieve and into a bowl. Discard the skins.
- Add the garlic paste to the remaining liquid in the skillet. Bring to a simmer over medium high heat, whisking occasionally to incorporate the garlic. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper to taste. Whisk in butter. Pour sauce into sauceboat and serve with the chicken.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 690.1, Fat 50.2, SaturatedFat 15.8, Cholesterol 202.4, Sodium 7284.9, Carbohydrate 11.3, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 0.4, Protein 46.9
CHICKEN WITH 20 CLOVES OF GARLIC
There's a famous recipe called Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic; this one is twice as good! We're going to cook chicken in a garlic marinade and a glaze. This is for garlic lovers only.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Whole Chicken Recipes
Time 9h
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Pour olive oil into blender and add red wine vinegar, garlic, thyme, rosemary, oregano, and red pepper flakes. Blend until garlic marinade is smooth and creamy.
- Cut several deep slashes into the meat of each chicken piece using a sharp knife. Place chicken into a large bowl, pour marinade over chicken, and stir to get marinade into the cuts and all over the chicken. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Lightly grease the foil with 1 teaspoon olive oil.
- Arrange chicken pieces onto the prepared baking sheet and season both sides of chicken with salt and black pepper.
- Bake in the preheated oven until an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest piece of chicken reads 160 degrees F (70 degrees C), 40 to 45 minutes. Top with chopped Italian parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 524.9 calories, Carbohydrate 4.7 g, Cholesterol 97 mg, Fat 42.1 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 31.4 g, SaturatedFat 8.2 g, Sodium 122.3 mg, Sugar 0.2 g
CHICKEN WITH MORE THAN 40 CLOVES OF GARLIC
Provided by Suzanne Hamlin
Categories dinner, casseroles, main course
Time 50m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Place the rack in the lowest slots.
- Rinse the chicken thighs, shake dry and lightly salt and pepper them.
- Put half the thighs in one layer in a heavy casserole with a lid. Sprinkle with half the garlic cloves, half the olive oil and half the parsley. Repeat, making another layer with the remaining ingredients.
- Cover the chicken with a piece of waxed paper, and put on the lid.
- Cook for 40 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and the garlic cloves are very soft. Serve the chicken with all its juices, along with crusty bread for sopping them up and for spreading with garlic.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 383, UnsaturatedFat 19 grams, Carbohydrate 15 grams, Fat 29 grams, Fiber 7 grams, Protein 21 grams, SaturatedFat 7 grams, Sodium 474 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams
Tips:
- Choose the right chicken: Use a whole chicken that is about 3-4 pounds. A larger chicken will take longer to cook.
- Prepare the chicken: Rinse the chicken inside and out and pat it dry. Remove any excess fat. You can also spatchcock the chicken, which will help it cook more evenly.
- Make the garlic paste: Use a food processor or blender to make a smooth paste with the garlic, olive oil, and salt. You can also use a mortar and pestle.
- Coat the chicken with the garlic paste: Rub the garlic paste all over the chicken, inside and out. Make sure to get it into all the nooks and crannies.
- Roast the chicken: Place the chicken on a roasting rack in a baking dish. Roast the chicken at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Let the chicken rest: Remove the chicken from the oven and let it rest for 10 minutes before carving. This will help the juices redistribute throughout the chicken.
Conclusion:
Baked chicken with 40 cloves of garlic is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. The garlic adds a delicious flavor to the chicken, and the chicken is so tender and juicy. This dish is sure to be a hit with your family and friends.
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