Forty Clove Roast Chicken

The Passover Potluck is a unique annual online event. I’ve invited my friends, both Jewish and non-Jewish, to share recipes that are kosher for Passover. My goals are simple– to foster mutual understanding between different cultures, to introduce you to my foodie friends, and to share yummy recipes and cooking ideas for Passover! To learn more about the Passover holiday, click here. To learn about what makes a recipe kosher for Passover, click here. To check out the other Passover Potluck recipes, click here.

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I can’t remember when I first ran into Kim Bee’s blog, Cravings of a Lunatic, but I do remember giggling from the first moment I read her writing. Kim blogs about her life with honesty and a sense of humor, making her posts a pleasure to read. She has a very unique voice that I know you’ll enjoy. For our Passover Potluck, she is sharing one of her favorite ways to roast chicken– with lots and lots of garlic!  ~ Tori

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Kim says:

Hello readers. My name is Kim Bee and I am the lady who runs the asylum at Cravings of a Lunatic. My life is quite often chaotic and crazy, so I like to tell my readers all about it and interweave stories of day to day life for the Bee family into my recipes. My site is a place where it’s all about the silly and I hope you leave with a big smile on your face. I also like to show people that any average Jane or Joe can cook delicious food, and have a blast doing it. I started blogging about a year ago after some friends hounded me for recipes. Someone suggested blogging as friends and family could just print off the recipes without always requesting I send them to an email. It started as a bit of a lark. What it’s become is so much more. I discovered I love writing about food as much as I enjoy making it. It’s turned into a huge passion for me and I am enjoying every minute of it.

I was not taught to cook. I came from family where my Mom did everything. She passed away when I was 15. We were left heartbroken and fully unprepared. My father, myself and two brothers set up a schedule and everyone took turns cooking. That is how the love affair with cooking began. I like to just get in there and experiment. So I am completely self-taught. I have so much left to learn and I know I will enjoy every second of my journey.

This recipe is something I used to make for my father on occasion when he would visit. He loved roast chicken. Some days I’d do it plain, others I would combine it with homemade barbecue sauce. I’ve even done this recipe on a grill. So it’s very versatile. Most people do this in clay pots. I am sadly lacking a clay pot, so I improvised. This time I used my dutch oven. It turned out remarkably well. I hope you get a chance to try it out. To me there is something about a roast chicken that brings on such strong memories of my father. The sense of smell evokes such powerful memories. When I smell French Fries cooking, or spaghetti sauce I inevitably think of my Mom. When I smell Roast Chicken my mind immediately goes to my Dad. The amazing power of food is not lost on me. I am sure it plays a huge role in why I cook so many of my parent’s faves.

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40 Clove Roast Chicken

Learn to cook 40 Clove Garlic Roasted Chicken with Roasted Vegetables from Kim Bee. Kosher, Meat, Kosher for Pesach.

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COURSE: Main Course

Kosher Key: Meat, Kosher for Passover

Servings: 6 servings

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 2 hours hours

Total Time: 2 hours hours 15 minutes minutes

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken (4-5 lbs.)
• 40 cloves garlic, peeled
• Kosher salt to taste
• Pepper to taste
• 1 cup chicken broth
• Fresh oregano
• 1 onion, peeled and sliced into chunks
• 3 carrots, peeled and sliced into chunks
• 1 pound baby potatoes for roasting (optional)
• Extra virgin olive oil

NOTES

You will also need: a Dutch oven with lid, large enough to hold the chicken

Tips and Tricks: You can add honey over the chicken if desired; this adds extra sweetness, but will make the skin turn quite black. You can use any type of a kosher sauce over top as well. I like to roast extra garlic with this so we can use it as a spread on rolls (during Passover, you can spread it on matzo!).

Instructions

• Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Clean your chicken and pat it dry. Place all the garlic cloves inside the chicken cavity, along with a few sprigs of fresh oregano. Truss your chicken. Click here for instructions.

  Line the Dutch oven with parchment paper for easier cleanup, if desired. Place carrot and onion pieces in the bottom of the dutch oven.
  
• Place the chicken in the Dutch oven on top of the vegetables.
  
  
• If roasting potatoes, place them around the chicken in the Dutch oven.
  
  
• Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Pour broth into the dutch oven. Place the lid on.
  
  
• Place the chicken into the oven and let it roast for about 2 hours, till the internal temperature reaches at least 170 degrees F (use a meat thermometer to check for doneness). The roasting time will vary based on the size of your bird-- you want it to roast till it's well cooked, but not so long that it dries out. I recommend basting every 15 minutes with the broth and pan juices. During the last 15-20 minutes of roasting, drizzle the chicken skin with olive oil-- this will help it turn dark and crispy.
  
  
• Remove and let stand before carving. Carve and serve with a smile.
  
  

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

40 Clove Roast Chicken

Amount Per Serving

Calories 339 Calories from Fat 144

% Daily Value*

Fat 16g25%

Saturated Fat 4g25%

Cholesterol 80mg27%

Sodium 247mg11%

Potassium 756mg22%

Carbohydrates 24g8%

Fiber 3g13%

Sugar 3g3%

Protein 23g46%

Vitamin A 5245IU105%

Vitamin C 28.7mg35%

Calcium 74mg7%

Iron 2.1mg12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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