Chicken With Champagne And 40 Cloves Of Garlic

Name: 40 Cloves of Garlic Chicken Recipe
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil; 5 pound large bone-in chicken thighs; kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 40 cloves garlic, peeled; 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice, or to taste; 1 cup champagne or other dry sparkling or white wine; 2 cup low-sodium chicken broth; 6 sprigs fresh thyme; 3 tablespoon all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoon unsalted butter, at room temperature; 3 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Emeril Lagasse|Sept. 30, 2015 3:31 pm EST

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The slow cooking of the garlic makes this dish sweet, nutty, and creamy. Some folks like to cut up a whole chicken, but I prefer all thighs—they braise well and the meat stays juicy. I used Champagne because I love the subtle flavor it adds, but any dry white wine could be substituted.Excerpted from Essential Emeril: Favorite Recipes and Hard-Won Wisdom From My Life in the Kitchen by Emeril Lagasse. Copyright © 2015 Emeril Lagasse dba MSLO Acquisition sub, LLC. Reprinted with permission from Oxmoor House, an imprint of Time Inc. Books. All rights reserved.

Servings

6

Chicken with Champagne And 40 Cloves Of Garlic

Ingredients

2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
5 pound large bone-in chicken thighs
kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
40 cloves garlic, peeled
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice, or to taste
1 cup champagne or other dry sparkling or white wine
2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
6 sprigs fresh thyme
3 tablespoon all-purpose flour
2 tablespoon unsalted butter, at room temperature
3 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Directions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Heat a large, heavy-bottomed Dutch oven over medium-high heat. When hot, add the oil. Season the chicken on both sides with 2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Working in batches so as to not crowd the pot, sear the chicken, skin side down, until golden brown, about 6 minutes per batch. Brown briefly on the second side, then transfer the browned chicken to a plate.
Add the garlic to the pot and cook, stirring, until lightly golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the lemon juice, Champagne, broth, and thyme, and return the chicken to the pot, nestling the pieces down into the liquid. Make sure some of the garlic is sitting on top of the chicken. Bring the liquid to a boil, cover the pot, and place in the oven. Cook, stirring once midway to ensure even cooking, until the chicken is falling-off-the-bone tender, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Transfer the chicken and some of the garlic to a platter, and cover to keep warm. Remove and discard the thyme sprigs.
In a medium bowl, mash the flour and butter together to form a smooth paste. Slowly whisk 1⁄2 cup of the hot juices from the pot into the paste until smooth, then add this mixture to the pot along with 2 tablespoons of the parsley, and whisk to combine. Don’t worry if some of the garlic cloves get smashed—they will help to thicken and enrich the sauce. Cover and cook over medium heat until the gravy has thickened, 10 to 20 minutes longer. Season the sauce with 1⁄2 teaspoon salt and 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper, or more to taste. Serve the chicken with the gravy spooned over the top and sprinkled with the remaining 1 tablespoon parsley.