Close the Deal Chicken
a.k.a. Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic

O.K., it’s really known as “ Chicken With 40 Cloves of Garlic,” and this is the easiest, best recipe for it have tried.

Around our house, our business dinners were centered on this meltingly rich dish because it was the favorite of our most important customer. When we began keeping kosher and could no longer take our clients out to elegant restaurants for business dinners, they agreed to drop the professional façade and join us at home, as long as I would make this special dish. I highly recommend that you make it too, especially when you have a "deal" you really need to close...

12 pieces cut up chicken, about 5 pounds

salt and freshly ground pepper

1/2 cup olive oil

1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon dried thyme

40 cloves garlic, separated and unpeeled (about 3 heads)

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Season chicken generously with salt and pepper. Warm oil in a large heavy, ovenproof pan with a tight fitting lid (such as a Dutch Oven or cast iron cooker) over medium high head. Brown chicken in batches, without crowding, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove chicken to a platter.

2. When all chicken is browned, lower heat and return to the pan. Add remaining ingredients, tossing well to coat with oil and herbs. Remove from heat. Seal pan with aluminum foil and cover with lid. Bake without peeking for 1 hour.

Serve Kosher Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic over Creamy Mashed Potatoes, topped with the sauce. Place roasted garlic in separate bowl and instruct your fellow diners to squeeze the softened mellow garlic out of the thin skin onto warm bread. Deal-icious!

Garlic can enrich your life in more than one way.
Read about the the health benefits of garlic here.

And click here for this cooking video for Garlic Vinaigrette that tells you about some of garlic's noble qualities.