40 clove chicken
40 Clove Chicken
Jim and I are huge fans of roasted garlic and we were sure we were going to love this dish. What’s not to love, right? With all that garlic, I was hoping the chicken would be totally infused with flavor and it would be the best we’ve eaten. Unfortunately, it was just pretty ordinary. Not even a garlicky taste to the chicken, though it really did have 40 cloves baked with it. Overall, I’m sad to say I was disappointed. There are some other 40 clove chicken recipes out there that I might try another time, but I don’t think I’ll bother with this one again.
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Recipe: 40 Clove Chicken
(from Food Network)
1 whole broiler/fryer chicken, cut into 8 pieces (I used 6 chicken breasts instead.)
1/2 c. plus 2 Tbsp. olive oil
10 sprigs fresh thyme
40 peeled garlic cloves
salt and pepper
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Season chicken with salt and pepper. Toss with a 2 tablespoons olive oil and brown on both sides in a wide skillet over high heat. Remove from heat, add oil, thyme, and garlic cloves. Cover and bake for 1 1/2 hours.
Remove chicken from the oven, let rest for 5 to 10 minutes, carve, and serve.
What a pity your garlic chicken was a disappointment. It looks lovely.
:-) Mandy
Oh yum. I love garlic too and this looks easy enough even for me.
But you’ve said it wasn’t good! How disappointing.
Ok, now to unpin that from my pinterest board. Just the photo alone enticed me. Oh well.
Argh! Doesn’t that just make you want to howl like a frustrated child? I hate it when a recipe with so much promise doesn’t turn out!
Sad to hear you didn’t enjoy the recipe, hopefully there are better days to come.
I have a wonderful recipe for pickled garlic you might enjoy. Just let me know!
Too bad this didn’t deliver! It certainly looks like a winner!
I’ve always wanted to try this, but just can’t get myself to throw 40 cloves of delicious garlic into ONE dish — now I know why. What a bummer that it didn’t turn out the way you would have expected. It looks juicy and delicious, anyway!
Looks wonderful. Thanks for posting!
i’ve always been a bit put off by the idea of so much garlic in a dish. i like garlic, but how much is too much? regardless, it’s a nice picture. :)
I hate it when recipes don’t turn out as expected…nonetheless, thanks for sharing the picture and recipe! :)
Awww man, what a waste of 40 cloves! Sorry to hear it didn’t quite hit the spot. You sure made it look good, though :D
It looks really good though! I’m surprised with all that garlic it didn’t even taste like it. I haven’t made it but I’ve heard Ina’s recipe is pretty good.