The Stinking Rose's 40 Clove Garlic Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 -3 lbs roasting chickens, washed and cut into pieces
• salt, to taste
• fresh ground pepper, to taste
• 4 tablespoons fresh rosemary
• 1 cup flour
• 40 garlic cloves, peeled
• 1 cup dry wine
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 1/2 cup heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 heat butter and olive oil in a deep, heavy skillet.
• 2 season the chicken with salt, pepper and rosemary. toss in flour.
• 3 when the pan is hot, but not smoking, add the chicken, skin side down.
• 4 sauté chicken until golden brown on both sides. remove from pan.
• 5 add garlic cloves and sauté until light brown.
• 6 add wine and chicken stock. return chicken to pan.
• 7 cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
• 8 remove chicken and keep warm, turn heat to high and reduce liquid by 66%. remove to blender, add cream and puree sauce. adjust seasoning and serve over chicken.