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That’s why I got so excited when I found Dorie Greenspan’s recipe(http://doriegreenspan.com/2007/01/when-in-doubt-chicken-in-the-pot.html) for Chicken-In-The-Pot. Dorie (http://www.doriegreenspan.com/) isan effing genius in the kitchen, and her well-written blog is so much fun toread. She’s definitely one of my food-blogging idols.

I made Chicken-In-The-Pot tonight with some modifications to make itWhole30 (http://whole9life.com/2010/12/whole30-2011/) compliant and tocustomize it for my tastes. Dorie’s recipe is super-simple, really flexible, andthe resulting dish was amazingly delicious.

Here’s what I assembled:

Approximately 2/3 cup avocado oil (in place of extra virgin olive oil)4 heads of garlic, broken into cloves, but left unpeeled16 shallots, peeled and trimmed8 carrots, peeled, trimmed and quartered4 celery stalks, trimmed and quarteredSalt and freshly ground pepper4 sprigs fresh thyme4 sprigs flat-leaf parsley1 sprig fresh rosemary (she calls for 3 sprigs but my sprig was extra bushy– and I don’t really like this herb)Grated zest of 1 lemon16 prunes (USE THEM! Don’t be afraid to add fruit to your savorydishes!)3 pounds of organic chicken drumsticks (you can also use 1 chicken,whole or cut-up but I like all dark meat)1 small green cabbage cut into 8 wedges (try Savoy cabbage)1 ½ cup chicken broth2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar (I used extra chicken broth and thevinegar to replace the white wine called for in the original recipe)

Here’s what I did:

I preheated my oven to 450° F, assembled all my ingredients, and prepped myveggies.

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(I ended up cutting the cabbage into eight wedges post photo, by the way.)

In two batches, I browned the garlic, shallots, carrots, and celery in a coupletablespoons of avocado oil over medium high heat…

…and placed the browned vegetables in my large Dutch oven. I added theherbs, lemon zest, and prunes to the vegetables and mixed everything together.

Don’t be leave out the prunes – they help balance the dish.

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(These super moist, sweet prunes make Sunsweet prunes taste like dessicatedturds. I’m just sayin’…)

I seasoned my drumsticks with salt and pepper…

…and browned them in avocado oil over medium high heat (the browning partis optional per Dorie).

Then, I put the drumsticks on top of the vegetables in the Dutch oven and Iadded the cabbage wedges.

I whisked the chicken broth, ½ a cup of avocado oil, and apple cider vinegartogether and poured it over the cabbage.

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After adding a sprinkle of salt and pepper on top, I laid a sheet of heavy dutyaluminum foil over the top of the cabbage, put my lid on top, and crimped theedges of the foil up and over the lip of the lid to form a tight seal.

Lastly: Into my oven for 70 minutes.

It smelled so good when I took the cover off!

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