Chicken with garlic recipe - recipes from France

Ingredients

2/3 cup oil

8 drumsticks and 8 thighs or 16 of one

4 ribs celery (in long strips)

2 medium onions, chopped

6 sprigs parsley

1 tablespoon fresh or 1 teaspoon dried tarragon

1/2 cup dry vermouth

2 1/2 teaspoons salt

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Dash of nutmeg

40 cloves garlic, unpeeled

French bread or toast

Recipe

Combine the celery, onion, parsley and tarragon and place in a heavy 6 quart casserole.
Dip chicken pieces in oil to coat and place on top of vegetables.
Add vermouth, then sprinkle with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
Tuck garlic around and between chicken. Cover tightly with foil and lid. Bake in preheated 375 degree F oven for 1 1/2 hours without removing cover.
Serve with pan juices, garlic and slices of bread - squeeze the soft garlic out from the root end of papery husk onto bread and spread like butter.