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Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic

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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.

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