You can use a whole chicken, cutting it into pieces. But for beginners Housewives are now in stores has a large selection of individual parts of the chicken. I propose to take chicken legs. If you bought a frozen ham, you will need to pre-thaw. To do this, put them in a plastic bag, tie tightly and leave the room until complete thawing (place bag in a bowl or on a tray to drain the liquid). It is not necessary to thaw the chicken (and any meat) in the water or around the battery. So it loses its taste. Thaw chicken can from 2 to 8 hours. Modern chicken legs are composed of a sufficient number of moisture-retaining components, so thaw them in the refrigerator or in the room there is no difference. If chicken legs chilled, and defrosted them is not necessary. So, chicken legs thawed. Now they (like any meat before cooking) you need to wash under cold running water. We don't know where and how they lay out before buying. So good rinse them under water to wash away the remnants of blood and possible debris.

Allow to drain water, the remains blot with a tissue or paper towel

On the inner side of the legs can be excess fat. Cut it with a knife. We don't need him.

Onion peel, rinse under water. Cut it lengthwise into 2 parts. Each half again cut lengthwise. Now slice across into thin slices. this cutting is called a quarter-rings

Garlic clear from the husk, also rinse under water. cut into thin slices

What dishes to choose for cooking? This dish is best cooked in the roaster, baking dish or into a thick-bottomed pan with a lid. On the bottom of the pan put chopped onion, garlic, pepper, Bay leaf, salt

Pour half a Cup of plain water at room temperature, stir everything in the pan

Now put here the chicken legs, cover skillet. Put on the stove, turn on full heat and wait until everything boils

Once the water is boiling, reduce the heat to very low and simmer the chicken under the lid for 1.5 hours. You can periodically open the lid and check quantity of water. In this quiet boiling the chicken releases a lot of juice and stewed in their own juice. But if suddenly you will see that the water has boiled away, then add half a Cup of boiling water and continue to simmer. Onions and garlic during this time fall apart and almost dissolve in the resulting sauce. And you have a delicious gravy to the chicken

This chicken will fit any side dish - potatoes, vegetables, rice, pasta. When serving you can sprinkle the chicken with herbs. The taste of this chicken is much more interesting than just boiled. Try! I think you will succeed!