Chicken With 40 Cloves Of Garlic In A Clay Pot

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 40 cloves garlic, whole,peeled
• 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 1/8 teaspoon crumbled sage leaf
• 4 -4 1/2 lbs whole frying chickens
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• salt
• pepper
• sliced french bread

Recipe

• 1 soak top and bottom of 3 1/4 quart clay cooker in water about 15 minutes; drain.
• 2 line bottom and sides of cooker with parchment paper.
• 3 combine olive oil, garlic and herbs in cooker.
• 4 rinse and pat dry chicken reserving neck and giblets for other use.
• 5 place chicken over garlic mixture.
• 6 drizzle with lemon juice.
• 7 sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 8 place covered cooker in cold oven.
• 9 set oven at 475 degrees f.
• 10 bake until chicken is tender and juices run clear when thigh is pierced, about 1 1/4 hours.
• 11 remove cover; bake until chicken is crisp and brown.
• 12 5 to 10 minutes.
• 13 carve chicken and spoon cooking liquid over chicken.
• 14 serve with garlic and french bread.