40 cloves garlic chicken
40 Cloves Garlic Chicken is a classic french dish. The large quantity of garlic used for in this Provençal recipe may seem excessive, but this dish highlights the softer side of garlic. A creamy, garlicky chicken dish is simply damn good.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time1 hour hr
Total Time1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: French
Keyword: 40 cloves garlic chicken recipe, 40 cloves garlic recipe
Servings: 5 Servings
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Author: Mia
- 5 pcs. chicken thigh
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp black ground black pepper
- 40 cloves garlic unpeeled
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream or all-purpose cream
- parsley for garnish
Wash and remove excess skin from chicken thigh. Pat dry with kitchen towel then season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
Heat oil and melt butter in a large skillet or pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken thighs, skin-side down, and sear both sides until golden, about 3 minutes per side.
Add garlic and stir gently with the chicken. Cover the pan and let cook for 15 to 20 minutes over medium heat.
Remove chicken from pan and remove some oil leaving about 2 tbsp. in the pan.
Pour dry white wine and saute the garlic for a minute then crush 3 cloves of garlic on the pan. Let the wine reduce for a couple of minutes.
When the wine is reduced, Add the all-purpose cream or whipping cream then add the seared chicken back to the pan.
Fold in the chicken with the sauce until the chicken is coated. Cover the pan with a lid and let simmer for 20 minutes.
Season to taste and sprinkle some parsley or thyme. Transfer in a serving dish and enjoy. Bon Appetit!