Chicken with Oregano from The Food and Life of Oaxaca: Traditional Recipes from Mexico′s Heart by Za

Ingredients

• One 3½- to 4-pound chicken, cut in serving pieces
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons dried Oaxacan oregano or 1 teaspoon dried Mexican oregano
• 1 small onion, unpeeled
• 2 bay leaves
• ½ teaspoon black peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 5 garlic cloves, unpeeled