WELCOME MARCH 'MUSE DAY' and THE 'BEAUTIFUL' DAFFODIL (Flower of the Month) ~ FORTY-CLOVE GARLIC CHICKEN / ROASTED GARLIC SMASHED REDSKINS
FORTY-CLOVE GARLIC CHICKEN
~ a surprisingly mild, perfect 'end of winter' meal adapted from
The Garlic Lovers' Cookbook created in Gilroy, The Garlic Capital of the World ...
" ... the only town in America where you can marinate a steak just by hanging it out on the clothesline."
(Will Rogers)
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1 plump chicken (a capon would be lovely) rinsed & patted dry
40 cloves of garlic
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
4 stalks of celery and leaves
1 bunch of minced parsley
1 Tbsp. thyme
1 Tbsp. rosemary
1 lemon
2 bay leaves
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/4 cup vermouth
coarse salt & freshly cracked pepper
- Sprinkle cavity of bird with lemon juice and half of herbs, salt & pepper. Stuff with celery, bay leaves and sliced lemon rind. Massage bird with 2 Tbsp. olive oil and remaining herbs, salt & pepper.
- Place bird in roasting pan surrounded by garlic. Cover with remaining olive oil, wine and vermouth. Sprinkle with parsley.
- Roast for 20-30 minutes at 400-degrees until bird starts to brown. Reduce heat and roast for another hour or until cooked.
- Serve the soft, buttery garlic cloves on crusty French bread, the remaining garlic in Roasted Garlic Smashed Potatoes with a side of steamed buttered broccoli splashed with lemon juice, salt & pepper.
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ROASTED GARLIC SMASHED REDSKINS
(serves 4-6)
2 1/2 pounds scrubbed red-skin potatoes (about 16 medium)
1 head ROASTED garlic
1 cup sour cream
4-6 Tbsp. unsalted butter
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh chives
2 tsp. white pepper
coarse salt to taste
- Simmer potatoes until very tender, about 30 minutes. Drain well but do not peel. Transfer to large bowl, add butter and approximately 1 head of peeled roasted garlic.
- On low speed, mash with electric mixer. Beat in sour cream, chives, salt & white pepper. Leave chunky.
Comments
May all your gardens grow,
Jan
http://ladyonaroof.blogspot.com/
Love the Will Rogers quote:)
Have a nice day.
Greetings,
Berit.
Whatever, I should certainly like to risk it!!
Welcome Senorita and thank you. (The redskins evaporite before I can get the camera :)
Well March has arrived (Lamb-like), dear Jodi, and winter 'by name only' is almost over ... it won't be long now! Sunny and 25º ... not too bad for winter.
Happy March, Carolyn. No outside daffs here yet either ... still lots of snow but my heart is full of spring thoughts.
Yes, you can wash the garlic down with the smashed potatoes, Rose. Actually, quite mild in flavor considering! Happy March :)
Greetings Berit and thank you kindly. Enjoy March!
Delightful thought, dearest Edith! I love garlic as does my entire family, even the grandboys! Years ago I taught a cooking class for children who teased me that I put garlic in everything, except for maybe cookies :)
Thank you, kind imac ... now simply waiting for the snow to melt to see their pretty outside faces.
And querida Joey, your golden Daffodil is the perfect way to welcome its return!
Btw, that chicken sounds delicious. Makes me wish you delivered.
Love the composition of your still life. Spring is finally starting to rear its head here - it won't be long for you now!
Beautiful Daffodils! Such a fitting tribute to the first day of March!
Hi sweet Marysol. As always, a joy to hear from you. How about ... I'll sent the chicken ... you send over your yummy garlic cannellini bean hummus!
Thank you, Anna. Spring is near ... Happy March :)
Hello Cat and thank you. Indeed, it won't be long now!
Thanks Carolyn. I had no clue about garlic/Korean cuisine ... how interesting but not surprised.
Thanks Rosey. We consume pounds of garlic in this house ... have never seen a vampire!
I've seen other 40 cloves chicken recipes, but none that gave ideas to use the cloves after the chicken is cooked. Great post.
Your daffodil photos are so pretty and the black & white ones very artistic. Mine are just starting to poke up. No blooms yet but later this month.
I think we are finally turning the corner. It's been quite a winter. Didn't travel south this winter. But I must admit several times the snow was pretty on the trees in the sunshine.
As usual your recipes are wonderful, I made the cherry salmon and sweet potatoes last week and they were great. But for the chicken and garlic you didn't list how low to set the oven after the browning.
As always hope everything is well with you.
Ann
Hi Ann! Been thinkin' 'bout you, wondering ... Glad you enjoyed the salmon/sweet potatoes. Regarding chicken, turn down to 350º until done (depends on size of chicken). Yes, hope all is well with you too ... but ... what's up with more snow on the way!
Hope your snow melts soon. It's cold here this morning, but starting to thaw out a bit. I'm hiding indoors for a while till it warms up, then I'm off to dig up the blackcurrant bushes :(
Have a great week.
Not for everyone's taste, Robin, and yes we still have snow. Want some :)
A slight warming is predicted this week, Liz, and lots more rain that hopefully will melt the snow. I'm so sorry about your blackberry bushes :( Good luck!
Thank you, Kala. You well know how much fun it is playing around!