Chicken with Forty Cloves of Garlic, SIMPOL!

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil reduces saturated fat while maintaining flavor.

white wine

🥗Healthier: chicken broth

💰Cheaper: apple cider vinegar

Chicken broth keeps moisture without alcohol.

Break the chicken apart by cutting along the spine with kitchen scissors or a knife.

Season the chicken generously with salt and black pepper inside and out.

Dredge the chicken in flour.

Add butter and olive oil to a cast iron skillet and heat.

Sear the chicken in the skillet until it has a nice brown crust, pressing down to ensure even cooking.

Arrange 40 cloves of garlic around the chicken in the skillet.

Add fresh thyme around the chicken.

Pour pale pilsner beer into the skillet as the cooking liquid.

Cover the skillet and cook on low heat for about 30 minutes, or transfer to a preheated oven at 200 degrees Celsius (approximately 400 degrees Fahrenheit) for 30 minutes.

Squeeze lemon juice over the chicken and sprinkle with rock salt and freshly cracked black pepper before serving.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Allergens