Chicken With 40 Cloves Of Garlic

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 whole chicken
• 40 cloves garlic
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 35 mins

Ready Time: 2 hrs 5 mins


• 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.