Karp Family Recipes

Roasted Chicken with Garlic Confit

Category: Main Course, Chicken

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

12 garlic cloves, lightly smashed and peeled 3 fresh thyme sprigs thyme 3/4 c. plus 1 T. olive oil 1 3-lb. chicken quartered 1 T. unsalted butter softened

Directions:

Put oven rack in upper third of oven and preheat to 500F. Cook garlic, thyme and 3/4 c. olive iol in a small heavy saucepan over low heat, uncovered, until garlic is very tender but not golden, about 25 minutes. While garlic is cooking, pat chicken pieces dry and rub all over with butter and 1 T. oil. Sprinkle all over with salt and pepper. Arrange chicken, skin side up, in a shallow baking pan and roast 20 minutes. Transfer garlic to a small bowl with 1 T. garlic oil and mash with a fork. Spread mashed garlic over skin of roasted chicken, return chicken to oven, and roast until just cooked through and skin is crisp, about 5 minutes.