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|description=This dish could be eaten as a tapa, starter or even as a main course. There is plenty of garlic sauce that is wonderful for dipping bread
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This dish could be eaten as a [[Tapa|tapa]], [[Starter|starter]] or even as a [[Main course|main course]]. There is plenty of [[Garlic|garlic]] [[Sauce|sauce]] that is wonderful for dipping [[Bread|bread]].

Originally, the [[Garlic|garlic]] was the poor man's ingredient and the [[Chicken|chicken]] the rich man's. Nowadays, with intensive farming, the [[chicken]] is cheaper than the [[Garlic|garlic]].
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|TotalCalories = 736
|PortionCalories = 184
|DatePublished=21st January 2013
|Author=JuliaBalbilla
|ImageComment = Pollo al ajillo con maíz y tirabeques
|Servings = Serves 4
|Difficulty = 2
|TotalTime = 35 minutes
|PrepTime = 15 minutes
|CookTime = 20 minutes
|Image = [[Image:Pollo al ajillo recipe.jpg|middle|none|alt=Electus]]

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====Best recipe review====

''Great garlic chicken''

4/5 

Fresh and flavoursome. Lovely starter.

 [[User:Chef|Jerry]]
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{{RecipeIngredients
| 10 [[Fat|fat]] [[Garlic|garlic]] cloves (unpeeled)
| ¼ cup [[Spanish]] extra virgin [[Olive oil|olive oil]]
| 12 [[Chicken|chicken]] wings, halved at the joint
| 3 springs of freshly picked [[Thyme|thyme]]
| 1 [[Bay leaf|bay leaf]]
| ¼ cup [[Spanish Manzanilla sherry]]
| ¼ cup [[Chicken stock|chicken stock]]
| [[Sea Salt|sea salt]] and [[Freshly ground black pepper|freshly ground black pepper]] to taste
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===Method===

{{RecipeMethod
| Using a cleaver, a small [[Frying pan|frying pan]] or even your bare hands, smash the [[Garlic|garlic]] cloves and split them open. Leave them unpeeled
| Heat the [[Oil|oil]] in a large pan or even a [[Wok|wok]] and sauté the [[Garlic|garlic]] over a medium-high heat until it's lightly [[Browned|browned]]. This should take about 3 minutes
| Add the [[Chicken|chicken]] wings, turn the heat up a little and sauté until [[Brown|brown]] all over and properly cooked, another 5 to 10 minutes
| Add the [[Thyme|thyme]], [[Bay leaf|bay leaf]] and the [[Sherry|sherry]] and [[Chicken stock|chicken stock]] and bring back to the boil and immediately reduce the heat and [[Simmer|simmer]] for a minute or so
| Season to taste with [[Salt|salt]] and [[Pepper|pepper]]
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Image:Pollo al ajillo simple.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Pollo al ajillo
Image:Smash the garlic.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Smash the garlic
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===Serving suggestions===
We had this as a main course with added [[mange tout]], split [[baby sweetcorn]], [[Onion and garlic loaf]] and a [[Sour cream and spring onion dip]]
===Variations===
Sauté a selection of [[Vegetables|vegetables]] or wild [[Mushrooms|mushrooms]] with the [[Chicken|chicken]]. See also [[Pollo en salsa de ajo]].
==See also==
* {{See also - Jointing a chicken}}
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[[Category:Recipes]]
[[Category:Garlic recipes]]
[[Category:Main courses]]
[[Category:Poultry recipes]]
[[Category:Spanish recipes]]
[[Category:Starters]]
[[Category:Tapas, mezze and antipasti]]
[[Category:Pan fried]]

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