Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic Recipe

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Melt the butter with the olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the chicken to the Dutch oven and brown on all sides in the butter and oil 5 to 10 minutes. Remove the chicken to a cutting board.

Drain all but 2 tablespoons of liquid from the pan; stir the garlic cloves into the reserved liquid. Return the chicken to the pan; sprinkle the water lemon juice salt thyme and black pepper over the chicken; cover tightly.

Bake the chicken in the preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear about 90 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh should read 180 degrees F (82 degrees C). Remove the chicken from the oven cover with a doubled sheet of aluminum foil and allow to rest in a warm area for 10 minutes before slicing.