Ingredients

  • 3 lb frying chicken cut up
  • Salt to taste
  • Freshly-grnd black pepper to taste
  • 2 Tbsp. oil
  • 1/4 c. dry white wine
  • 1/8 c. dry vermouth
  • 2 Tbsp. parsley
  • 2 tsp dry basil
  • 1 tsp dry oregano
  • 1 pch red pepper flakes
  • 40 x garlic cloves peeled
  • 4 x celery ribs cut 1/2" slices
  • Juice and peel of 1 lemon

Method

  • Salt and pepper chicken and brown in oil about 10 min.
  • Combine wine, vermouth and herbs.
  • Add in celery and garlic and coat well.
  • Transfer garlic and celery with slotted spoon to crockpot.
  • Place chicken on top and sprinkle with lemon juice and peel.
  • Cover and cook on LOW 6 hrs till chicken is no longer pink in center.
  • This recipe yields 4 servings.
  • Comments: Peeling 40 cloves of garlic is easy if after you break open heads you put cloves in boiling water for 30 seconds.
  • Peel when cold.