"Poulet aux Quarante Gousses d'Ail Active time: 15 min Start to finish: 50 min Chicken with 40 cloves of garlic was a recipe that allowed us to be provocative without being downright offensive. It presents the softer side of garlic ? the "stinking rose" ? mellowed by long, slow cooking...."
INGREDIENTS
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1 (4-lb) chicken
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon black pepper
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1 scant cup olive oil
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2 fresh parsley sprigs
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1 fresh rosemary sprig
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1 fresh thyme sprig
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1 fresh sage sprig
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1 bay leaf (not California)
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1 celery rib
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40 garlic cloves, peeled (from 3 to 4 heads of garlic)
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Accompaniment: toasted baguette slices