Roasted chicken with garlic sauce

For those times when you are not in the mood for fancy dinners and all you have in the fridge is some frozen chicken, this is the ideal recipe. It's easy, quick, and tasty. Roasted chicken is a very popular food in the whole world and Romania makes no exception. The original add-on is the home-made garlic sauce, which is so tasty and addictive, that we eat it with any food and in all circumstances that do not require further social interaction. To me, it's the ideal food for a lazy Friday or Saturday evening.

We used chicken thighs instead of chicken breast (which is drier) and roasted bread for the garlic sauce, with a side dish of lentil stew. 

Ingredients:

- 4 chicken thighs

- 1 spoon of margarine

- 4 cloves of garlic

- barbecue spices

- salt

For the garlic sauce:

- 1 bulb of garlic

- vegetable oil

- 1/2 teaspoon salt

- a pinch of pepper

- sparkling water (optional)

The Kitchen Experience:

1. Wash the thighs and remove any visible fat and cartilages.

2. Mix the margarine with the crushed garlic, barbecue spices, and salt.

3. Divide the mixture into four, one for each piece of chicken. Gentle lift the skin from the thighs and stuff them with the mixture.

4. Put the 4 pieces in a glass bowl and sprinkle some more barbecue spices, then ass 1/2 cup of water. Cover the bowl with aluminum foil and place it in the preheated oven.

5. Roast the chicken for 30 minutes, then remove the aluminum foil and roast for another 10 minutes. 

Ok. The chicken is done. 

Now, the garlic sauce.

1. Peel the garlic and crush it. 

2. Mix it with salt and pepper and leave it like that for 15 minutes. 

3. Add vegetable oil little by little, stirring the mixture vigorously. You'll know it's done when it looks like a mayo. If it's too thick and too pungent, you can add a little bit of sparkling water. It will make it "fluffier".

Enjoy!