4 - 6 large heads of garlic
3 - 3 1/2 lb chicken
Salt
3 oz unsalted butter
1/2 tbsp chopped fresh tarragon
Instructions...
1) Preheat the oven to 145 degrees C.
2) Seperate the cloves of garlic and peel, but leave whole.
Season the inside of the chicken with salt and pack in
as many cloves of garlic as will fit. Smear about half
the butter over the opening and any garlic peaking out.
3) Season the chicken with more salt and smear the
remaining butter over the breast & legs. Place in a
roasting tin.
4) Roast for 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 hours, basting occasionally
with the juices. When the cloves of garlic inside are
very tender baste again and sprinkle with tarragon or
thyme.
5) Raise the oven to 200 degrees C and cook for 10 - 20
mins until richly browned. Serve hot, with the pan
juices, scooping out a generous spoonful of garlic for
each person.
