CHICKEN BAKED WITH LEMON

This is on the books for "country " cooking class 2023 . The secret to the success of this dish , is the aromatic salt which we will prepare and from then on a jar of which will always be found in your fridge as it goes with everything , meat,fish and vegetables giving an instant Italian flavour. First let us make the aromatic salt..Place together finely chop 2 whole garlic cloves ,1 cup of sea salt( 275 gm ), the zest of 2 lemons finely chopped ,1 tbs of freshly chopped rosemary leaves , 1/2 tsp of fine black pepper and finally 2 bay leaves in a processor and pulse until the salt is just slightly ground . Store the mixture in an airtight jar and bury 1 whole peeled clove of garlic in the salt mixture and refrigerate . Now that you have prepared the salt lets add it to the chicken . You need 6 chicken thigh fillets , bone in and skin on . Season the chicken thighs with the aromatic salt BUT be warned do not use ALL the salt mixture ...1 tsp is enough !!!( I'm serious ) Arrange the chicken thigh pieces on a plate and cover with cling wrap and refrigerate overnight . The next day spray your slow cooker genereously with cooking oil and heat on HIGH . Layer the base of your slow cooker with 1 thin skinned lemon , thinly sliced . Heat a non stick pan over a medium heat add 1 tbs of rice bran oil and add immediately the chicken thighs , skin side down , brown well on both sides ( about 5 minutes ). Arrange the chicken thighs in your slow cooker , skin side up . Now add the juice of 1 lemon to the pan you browned the chicken thighs in , along with 1/3 rd of a cup of water and deglaze the pan , pour this over the chicken in the well heated slow cooker . Cover the slow cooker and continue to cook on high for 3 hours or until pierced with a skewer the juices run clear .