Ingredients
For The Garlic Confit:
50 cloves of peeled garlic
Olive Oil
Herbs (optional)
For The Chicken:
8 Chicken Drumsticks
Garlic Confit
2 tbs Paprika
2 tbs onion powder
1 tbs cayenne powder
Salt and pepper to taste
Frying Oil
1 cup of flour
1 cup of corn starch
Tools
Bowl for mixing
Oven safe pan or dish
Blender or Masher
Tin Foil
Pot for frying
Directions
Step 1
Peel 50 garlic cloves (or buy them peeled) and submerge them in Olive oil. Just enough to cover the tops of the garlic. Add in a sprig of rosemary or thyme if you'd like)
50 cloves of peeled garlic
Olive Oil
Herbs (optional)
Oven safe pan or dish
Step 2
Cover your oven safe dish with tin foil and bake at 300°F for 2 hours. If you choose to smoke these, do it uncovered.
Tin Foil
Oven safe pan or dish
Step 3
Strain out the olive oil and save for later. It's fantastic to cook with or drizzling over Pastas
Step 4
Mash or blend the garlic with paprika, onion powder, cayenne, salt, and pepper. (Use which ever seasonings you like)
2 tbs Paprika
Garlic Confit
2 tbs onion powder
1 tbs cayenne powder
Salt and pepper to taste
Blender or Masher
Step 5
Add your garlic confit mash to your chicken and mix in 1 cup of flour and 1 cup of corn starch. Make sure your chicken is evenly coated.
1 cup of corn starch
1 cup of flour
8 Chicken Drumsticks
Bowl for mixing
Step 6
Fry in oil at 350ºF until the chicken is at 165ºF. (Do not fry in olive oil. Use a high smoke point oil like Canola or peanut oil)
Frying Oil
Pot for frying