Roast Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic
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Cooking equipment needed: Ovenproof pot large enough to hold the chicken with a tight fitting lid.
Author: Mrs. L.
Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: French
Ingredients
- 1 large chicken
- ¼ to ½ cup of olive oil
- 40 cloves of garlic
- 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary
- 2 sprigs of fresh thyme
- 1 tablespoon of Pommery Meaux Mustard
(If you can not find this brand of mustard, look for a medium strength whole grain mustard) - Salt
- Pepper
- For serving: toasted slices of country bread
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 190c
- Rub the inside of the chicken with the 1 tablespoon of mustard.
- Then sprinkle the inside of the chicken with salt and pepper.
- Stuff the chicken with the fresh herbs and 6 of the garlic cloves.
- Place the chicken in a pot that is just big enough to hold it
- Pour some of the olive oil over the chicken ensuring that the chicken is nicely coated with the oil.
- Sprinkle salt and pepper over the chicken
- Strew the remain cloves of garlic around the chicken and drizzle the remaining olive oil over the garlic.
- Cover tightly and bake in the oven for about 1/1/2 hours until golden brown and cooked through.
- Allow the chicken to rest for about 20 minutes before carving.
Notes
To serve: Carve the chicken and put on a platter surrounded by the cloves of garlic. Put the cooking juices in a sauceboat. Serve the chicken with crusty bread. Mash the garlic lightly to remove it from its skin and then spread on the bread or on the chicken.
Recipe by Corpulent Capers at https://www.corpulentcapers.com/provence-in-your-kitchen-roast-chicken-with-40-cloves-of-garlic/