Garlic Chicken with White Wine Sauce

I haven't posted about my own cooking in a while and decided that it was time. I have a lot of restaurant pictures to share, but I'll have to blog about them later.

Especially because this recipe was such an EPIC WIN!!!

I originally got the recipe from Simply Recipes, but I had to make some changes and use what I had in my kitchen.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 4-pound whole chicken, cut into eight parts
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 3 whole heads of garlic, cloves separated (I got exactly 43 cloves)
• Olive Oil
• 1 1/4 cup dry white wine, I used Charles Shaw Sauvignon Blanc
• 4 table spoons of Herbes de Provence

DIRECTIONS

Smash the garlic cloves with the side of a
heavy chef's knife and your fist.
Leave peel on.
Rinse and pat dry the chicken
and sprinkle salt and pepper onto the chicken

Heat up 3 Tablesppons of olive oil in a Dutch Oven on medium high.

Working in batches, brown the chicken on all sides.
Use tongs, they're so useful.

If you're short like me, you might want to use a stepping stool so you can actually see if the chicken is turning brown.

After browning all the chicken pieces and placing them onto a platter,
add a little more olive oil to the pan.
Add all the garlic clove and saute until golden brown.
Take a whiff, and enjoy the scent of sizzling garlic.

Add the 1 1/4 cup of wine.Take a swig for your own pleasure.Add the herbes de provence and bring to a boil.

Add chicken pieces and reduce heat to medium low. Cover the pan and simmer. Every five minutes move the chicken pieces from the top to bottom for about a total of 25 minutes. Make sure that the smaller pieces don't over cook. I actually took out the wings and the drumsticks at 20 minutes and let the thighs and breasts cook for an additional 5 minutes.

Transfer chicken to a platter and
pour the garlic sauce all over the chicken.

I sauteed some bella mushrooms in olive oil and garlic
and placed them on the sides of the platter.

The sauce was so good, I was tempted to take my spoon and scoop some in my mouth when I finished all the chicken.

Tessa and Glenn rated this dish
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