Tis' definitely the season to celebrate with good food, wine and your loved ones. In my opinion, this chicken recipe is good enough to land itself a spot on that dining table this festive period. Don't get me wrong, this is not a Christmas recipe but a simple heartwarming dish by Nigella Lawson that will win the crowd over. The recipe calls for white wine or vermouth but I made do with my leftover Rose and it tasted just as good anyway.
Serves 2
Ingredients:
2 pieces chicken leg or thigh, bone in
20 cloves garlic, unpeeled
1 tablespoon olive oil
5 stalks thyme (I replaced it with 1/2 tablespoon of the dried version)
3 stalks scallion, chopped
2 tablespoon white wine or vermouth
salt and black pepper to season
Method:
Heat the oven to 180 degrees celsius.
In a dutch iron pot, heat up 1 tablespoon of olive oil and sear the chicken leg on high heat, browning them. Remove and set aside.
Add in the chopped scallion, thyme and give it a good stir for about 20 seconds or so.
Place in 10 cloves of garlic, followed by the browned chicken pieces. Top with the other 10 cloves of garlic. Season with salt and black pepper.
Add in 2 tablespoons of wine (or more like I did) and swirl them around the pot.
Cover the pot and place in the oven for an hour.
Serve the dish and its gorgeous sauce with some nicely toasted sourdough or baguette. Do not forget the nicely caramelized garlic too.
