40 Cloves and a Chicken

The recipe can be found here, and video from Season 4 Episode 9: The Bulb Of The Night is available in Parts 1 and 2.

I have to say that the best thing about this dish is the garlic.  I have since cooked garlic in some olive oil in the oven by itself.  Once heated low and slow, it takes on a very sweet buttery property and spreads beautifully over toast, goes well in wraps, and makes one heck of an addition to some homemade mayonnaise, but that's another show.

I've never before peeled garlic without first smashing the hell out of it with the underside of a sauce pot or side of a knife.  It took a lot of garlic, a lot of time, and a lot of sore fingers from using the underside of my nails to rip off the papery skin.  In future versions, I'd recommend getting the pre-peeled versions available at most grocery stores.

40 Cloves and a Chicken

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