This week is one-hundred-percent dedicated to garlic confit — first up, how to make it (so easy!) followed by several recipes to put it to use. As much as I love roasting, when it comes to transforming garlic into smooshy, sweet goodness, I prefer to keeps thing on the stove; simmering the cloves away in oil leads to much more evenly-cooked garlic, therefore avoiding any scorched, acrid flavors. For those of you who are partial to purchasing warehouse-size quantities of garlic and olive oil, you’ll definitely want to keep this recipe handy!
Garlic Confit
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: About 40 minutes
Makes: About 3/4 cup garlic-infused oil, 3/4 garlic cloves
Ingredients
- 4 ounces (about 3/4 cup) peeled, whole garlic cloves
- 6 ounces (3/4 cup) olive oil
Instructions
In 2-quart saucepan, combine garlic cloves and oil. Over medium heat, warm ’til small bubbles rise to top. Reduce heat to low, cook for 30 – 40 minutes or until the cloves are very soft (when poked with a paring knife there shouldn’t be much resistance). Carefully transfer garlic and oil to a heatproof jar (about 1-pint) and allow to cool to room temperature before covering tightly and refrigerating (VERY important to refrigerate oil and garlic mixtures) for up to a week.
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