Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic |
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 105 Minutes |
Ready In: 115 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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The abundance of garlic mellows in flavor during roasting. Ingredients:
2 (3-pound) whole chickens |
8 fresh thyme sprigs |
1/4 cup butter, softened |
1 lemon, halved |
2 teaspoons salt |
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper |
40 garlic cloves, unpeeled (about 3 bulbs) |
1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil |
garnish: fresh thyme |
Directions:
1. Rinse chickens, and pat dry with paper towels. Place 4 thyme sprigs in cavity of each bird. Rub each chicken with 2 tablespoons softened butter. Squeeze a lemon half over each chicken. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
2. Tie ends of legs together with string; tuck wing tips under. Place chickens, breast side up, in a well-greased shallow roasting pan.
3. Toss garlic with olive oil in a bowl. Scatter garlic cloves around chickens, snuggling them close to chickens.
4. Bake at 375° for 1 hour and 45 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into thigh registers 180°.
5. Remove chickens and garlic to a serving platter. Garnish, if desired.
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