Recipe - Chicken With Forty Cloves Of Garlic

8 Chicken legs (cut into
Drumsticks and thighs)
2/3 cup Olive oil
4 Celery ribs, cut or sliced up thin
6 Sprigs parsley
1 tablespoon Tarragon
One half cup Dry vermouth
2 One half teaspoon Salt
One fourth teaspoon Pepper
1/8 teaspoon Nutmeg
40 Cloves of garlic, peeled

Rinse the chicken in cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Put the oil
in a shallow dish or a plate and turn all the chicken pieces in the oil to
coat all sides. Lay the celery slices in the bottom of a heavy 6quart
casserole with a tight fitting cover. Add the parsley and tarragon. Lay
the chicken pieces on top and sprinkle with vermouth, 1 teaspoon salt,
pepper and nutmeg. Pour the oil remaining in the plate into the casserole.
Toss in all garlic and sprinkle with the remaining salt. Lay a piece of
aluminum foil on top of the casserole, to make a tight seal. Set on the
casserole lid. Bake in a 375degree oven for 1 One half hours without removing
the lid. Serve with hot toast or thin slices of French bread or
pumpernickel, spread with the softened buttery garlic cloves.

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