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==Ingredients==
:chicken pieces, ideally thighs with bone in
:olive oil
:2 cloves garlic
:a lemon
:a handful of basil leaves
:a wine glass of white wine

==Method==
#Season the chicken and place in a roasting tin. Pour olive oil over them - enough to moisten and leave a puddle of oil on bottom of tin. Squash the garlic - no need to peel - and tuck between chicken pieces. Half the lemon, squeeze the juice over the chicken and tuck the shells in too.
#Roast for 30 minutes in preheated 200℃ oven. 
#Then tear up the basil leaves and toss through the chicken. Cook for a further 10 minutes.
#Remove from oven, pour on white wine and over a high flame let the wine bubble and reduce for a minute
#Serve with green leaves - e.g. little gem lettuce.

<small>''Real Food'' Nigel Slater </small>
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