Alton Brown'S Chicken In Garlic And Shallots - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 whole chickens, cut into 8 pieces (broiiler or fryer) or 10 chicken thighs
salt & freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons olive oil
3 sprigs parsley, sage and thyme (fresh)
10 garlic cloves, peeled
10 shallots, peeled and split in half from stem to root

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Season chicken liberally with salt and pepper. toss with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and brown on both sides in a wide, straight-sided, ovenproof frying pan or skillet over high heat. (If you don't have such a pan, you may need to brown the chicken in one pan and then finish the dish in a casserole.).
remove from heat; add herbs, garlic, shallots and the remaining 1/2 cup olive oil. (There's no reason to chop the herbs; just distribute them around and in between the chicken pieces.) Cover and bake for 1-1/2 hours.