Braised Chicken Thighs With 20 Cloves Of Garlic Patricias Easy Food

CHICKEN WITH 20 CLOVES OF GARLIC

Steps:

• Pour olive oil into blender and add red wine vinegar, garlic, thyme, rosemary, oregano, and red pepper flakes. Blend until garlic marinade is smooth and creamy.
• Cut several deep slashes into the meat of each chicken piece using a sharp knife. Place chicken into a large bowl, pour marinade over chicken, and stir to get marinade into the cuts and all over the chicken. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Lightly grease the foil with 1 teaspoon olive oil.
• Arrange chicken pieces onto the prepared baking sheet and season both sides of chicken with salt and black pepper.
• Bake in the preheated oven until an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest piece of chicken reads 160 degrees F (70 degrees C), 40 to 45 minutes. Top with chopped Italian parsley.

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN WITH 20 CLOVES OF GARLIC

Steps:

• Combine the beans, garlic, wine, oil, vinegar, thyme and red-pepper flakes in a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker. Season lightly with salt and generously with pepper. Season the chicken thighs all over with salt and pepper, then nestle them in an even layer on top of the beans, skin-side up. Cover and cook on high for 3 hours or low for 6 hours.
• Line a sheet pan with foil and heat a broiler. Using tongs, remove the chicken thighs from the slow cooker, place them on the foil, skin-side up, and broil for 2 to 4 minutes, rotating once, until the chicken skin is golden and caramelized in spots.
• Stir the lemon juice, scallions and parsley into the beans. Serve the beans in bowls, and top with the chicken.

BRAISED CHICKEN THIGHS WITH 40 CLOVES OF GARLIC

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Simmer the garlic in a saucepan of water until tender, about 10 minutes (this will soften the flavor). Drain and let cool, then pop the jackets off the cloves and reserve.
• Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. Heat the EVOO in a large ovenproof skillet. Add the chicken, skin-side down, and cook until the skin is browned and very crisp, 7 to 8 minutes. Flip the chicken and brown the other side, 3 to 4 minutes more. Remove the chicken to a plate. Melt the butter into the fat remaining in the skillet and add the mushrooms and thyme. Cook until the mushrooms are browned and very tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Deglaze with the Marsala, stirring and scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet with a wooden spoon. Return the chicken to the skillet, skin-side up, and add the garlic. Add enough stock to come up and around the chicken but not cover the skin. Transfer the skillet to the oven and cook for 45 minutes.
• Transfer the chicken to a warmed platter and loosely tent with foil. Reduce the sauce on the stovetop until it is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Add the kale and cook until just wilted, then stir in a bit of nutmeg.
• Spoon the sauce and kale into shallow bowls and top with the chicken. Serve with warm bread for mopping.

CHICKEN BRAISED WITH 20 CLOVES OF GARLIC

Steps:

• Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil. Separate head of garlic into individual cloves. Add to boiling water and cook 1 1/2 minutes, or until skin peels off easily. Drain and rinse briefly under cold running water. Peel garlic cloves. Trim any pieces of fat or extra skin from chicken; rinse pieces and pat dry. Season liberally with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken, skin side down, and saute until skin is nicely browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Carefully holding lid against pan, pour off all but a thin film of fat. Turn chicken over and sprinkle onion between pieces. Cover and cook 5 minutes. Pour in wine and bring to a boil, stirring with a wooden spoon to scrape up any brown bits on bottom or around sides of pan. Boil until wine is reduced to 2 or 3 tablespoons, about 2 minutes. Scatter garlic around chicken, season with thyme and pour broth into pan. Cover, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer 25 minutes, or until chicken is very tender. Remove chicken and half of garlic cloves to a deep platter or serving dish. Skim fat off sauce in pan. Pour sauce into a blender or food processor and puree until smooth. If sauce is too liquid, pour into a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Dissolve cornstarch in 1 tablespoon cold water and stir into sauce. Cook, stirring, 1 minute, until slightly thickened. Season sauce with additional salt and pepper to taste. Pour over chicken and serve.

20 CLOVES OF GARLIC ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut 12 garlic cloves in half. Place chicken on a cutting board. Tuck wings under chicken. With a sharp paring knife, cut 24 small slits in breasts, drumsticks and thighs. Insert each with a halved garlic. Place the lemon wedges, thyme and remaining whole garlic cloves in chicken cavity. Tie drumsticks together., Transfer chicken to a rack in a shallow roasting pan, breast side up. Rub skin with butter; sprinkle with salt and pepper., Roast, uncovered, at 350° for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until a thermometer inserted in thigh reaches 180°. Remove chicken from oven; tent with foil. Let stand for 15 minutes before carving.

SLOW-COOKER CHICKEN WITH 20 CLOVES OF GARLIC

Steps:

• Preheat a 5-to 6-quart slow cooker; preheat oven to broil.
• Place chicken skin side up on a rimmed baking sheet. Rub oil onto skin and season generously with salt and pepper. Broil until skin is brown in places. Transfer chicken to the slow cooker. Add garlic, lemons, and thyme. Cover and cook on high until meat is tender and cooked through, about 2 1/2 hours (or on low for 5 hours). Serve with braised garlic, cooking liquid, and bread.

BRAISED CHICKEN THIGHS WITH 20 CLOVES OF GARLIC, PATRICIA'S EASY

Steps:

• 1.remove as much fat as possible from thighs, roll back up into thigh shape, salt and pepper them 2. Sweat chopped onion in olive oil until soft 3. make room and sort of brown thighs on both sides., They will not really brown as there is no skin 4. Add 10-15 garlic cloves (I buy already peeled garlic and never add enough cloves to the pot, they are so good 5. Add white wine a cup or more 6. bring to a boil, turn down the heat to a bare simmer and cook for an hour (?) If becomes too dry add more liquid: water or chix broth. (More wine if you are going to continue cooking for awhile. otherwise the added wine gives this lush chicken recipe a harsh taste.)

CHICKEN WITH TWENTY CLOVES OF GARLIC

Steps:

• Cook chicken and garlic in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat 4 min., turning chicken after 2 min.
• Add combined broth and dressing; cover. Cook 3 to 5 min. on each side or until chicken is done (165ºF).
• Sprinkle with cheese; cover. Remove from heat. Let stand 1 min.

EASY OVEN-BRAISED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering.
• Pat chicken dry and season generously with salt and pepper. Working in batches, place in the hot skillet, skin-side down. Cook until well browned but be sure not to burn, about 3 minutes. Turn and cook on the bottom side for 1 minute. Transfer to a 9x13-inch baking dish, skin-side up.
• Combine boiling water, garlic powder, and bouillon in a small bowl. Pour into the baking dish around (not over) the chicken until it comes about 1/3 of the way up the sides of the chicken; do not cover the chicken.
• Cover and bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, 60 to 75 minutes, uncovering and broiling for the last 5 minutes if possible. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Remove from the pan and let sit for at least 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

CHICKEN BRAISED WITH 40 CLOVES OF GARLIC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place all the ingredients in a deep, heavy pot that can be covered.
• Combine everything very well with your hands.
• Seal the pot very tightly with foil.
• Place a cover over the foil.
• Pot must be very well sealed so that no juices or steam can escape.
• Bake for 1 1/2 hours.
• Do not open the pot during this time.
• Serve piping hot, with good crusty bread for mopping up the juices and garlic.
• Open the pot at the table, so that the diners may get the full benefit of the marvelous fragrance that explodes out of the vessel.

GARLIC-BRAISED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Heat dressing in large skillet on medium heat. Add chicken, skin sides down, to skillet; cook 10 to 14 min. or until thighs are golden brown on both sides, turning after 7 min.
• Meanwhile, slice 2 onions; reserve for later use. Cut (unpeeled) head of garlic crosswise in half; set aside. Finely chop remaining 2 garlic cloves.
• Add garlic halves, cut sides down, to skillet along with the 2 remaining whole green onions. Cook 4 min. or until onions start to turn golden brown, stirring occasionally. Add chopped garlic; cook and stir 1 min.
• Stir in chicken broth, then Worcestershire sauce. Bring to boil; simmer, partially covered, on medium-low heat 12 min. or until chicken is done (165°F). Remove from heat. Discard garlic halves.
• Drizzle chicken with lime juice; sprinkle with reserved sliced onions.

BRAISED CHICKEN THIGHS WITH APPLE AND BACON CHUTNEY AND ROASTED

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• place the red wine vinegar in a sauce pan over medium high heat and add in the brown sugar. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and then simmer while other ingredients are being prepared.
• Peel and dice 4 cloves of garlic. Add to the vinegar and brown sugar mixture.
• Dice the bacon into 1/4-1/2" pieces and place it in a frying pan. Cook until crisp and then drain and set aside.
• Combine the chopped apples and bacon to the vinegar and brown sugar mixture and return to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to simmer for 30 minutes.
• Cut red potatoes into quarters or however you prefer based on size of potatoes. Place them in a baking dish and drizzle lightly with olive oil and season with salt and pepper to taste. Place in the oven for 20 minutes or until done.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper to taste. Place chicken thighs in heated skillet and cook for 7 minutes. Flip chicken and cook for another minute then reduce heat to low and cover, letting the chicken braise in the oil and juice for the next 10 minutes.
• Plate the chicken, top with chutney and place a few red potato wedges along side it and enjoy!

GARLIC-BRAISED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large Dutch oven over medium-high, add enough oil to lightly coat the bottom. Season the chicken with salt on both sides, then add to the pot skin side down. Cook until the skin turns golden and crispy, 8 to 10 minutes. If the skin browns too quickly, lower the heat. Flip, and sear the other side briefly, about 1 minute. Transfer the chicken to a plate and set aside.
• Add the garlic to the schmaltzy oil over medium-high, and stir until fragrant and very lightly golden at the edges, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the white pepper, then immediately add the wine and 1 cup water. Scrape up any stuck-on bits from the bottom of the pot while bringing the liquid to a simmer. Nestle the chicken in the pot skin side up, cover and cook in the oven until the chicken and garlic are meltingly tender, and the wine has reduced, about 1 hour. Taste for seasoning, adding more salt if needed. Serve with rice.