Braised Chicken W/garlic And White

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 7 lbs whole chickens, cut into 8 pieces. split the breasts so the chicken sizes are about the same, this is two 3 . 5 lb c
• 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
• 2 cups white
• 6 large fresh thyme sprigs
• 5 heads garlic, whole heads cloves separated, unpeeled

Recipe

• 1 trim excess fat off chicken. rinse and pat the chicken dry. salt and pepper each piece.
• 2 lightly smash garlic, leaving peel attached.
• 3 heat 4 tbl olive oil in a heavy large pot over medium-high heat.
• 4 working in two batches, brown the chicken on all sides, 12 minutes per side.
• 5 transfer chicken to a plate.
• 6 add remaining olive oil and garlic to the pot. stir until golden brown, about 4 minutes.
• 7 add and thyme; bring to a boil.
• 8 return chicken to the pot.
• 9 reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer until chicken is cooked through, moving chicken pieces from top to bottom every 5 minutes, for about 20 minutes. (the sauce will not cover the chicken).
• 10 season to taste w/salt and pepper.
• 11 transfer chicken to platter, spoon garlic cloves around chicken and spoon sauce over.