Heirloom Oven-Baked Chicken With Lots of Garlic

Ingredients

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. 2

   Separate garlic cloves, peel, and cut lengthwise into slices about 1/8 inch thick, remove any green sprouts inside garlic.

3. 3

   Put chicken on a large platter and season liberally with salt and pepper.

4. 4

   Pierce surface of each chicken piece four times with the tip of a small paring knife big enough to insert a garlic slice into each.

5. 5

   Insert the garlic and reserve any of the leftover pieces of garlic.

6. 6

   Combine the parsley, oregano and breadcrumbs in a wide bowl.

7. 7

   Put flour in a separate wide bowl.

8. 8

   In a third bowl, big enough to dip the chicken in, use a fork or whisk to whip the eggs with 2 tbs. water until well blended.

9. 9

   Melt the butter in a 9 X 13 inch baking dish by placing it in the oven for a few minutes.

10. 10

    Meanwhile, dredge each piece of chicken in the flour, then the egg, then the the breadcrumb mixture.

11. 11

    When the butter melts, remove the dish from the oven with a potholder and nestle the chicken pieces in the warm butter, arranging pieces to fit tightly.

12. 12

    Tuck in any leftover garlic pieces, large or small.

13. 13

    Bake chicken 45 minutes on the middle rack, then carefully turn each piece of chicken and bake 35 more minutes, or until the chicken is well browned and crisp on the edges; remove from oven and let cool slightly.