Garlic Confit
This simple yet transformative preparation turns ordinary garlic into silky, sweet, and mellow cloves that elevate any dish. The resulting flavored oil is equally precious, making this a zero-waste preparation that keeps on giving.
Ingredients
For the Confit
Instructions
- Separate garlic heads into individual cloves
- Place cloves in a small pot with salt and thyme
- Pour olive oil to cover garlic by 0.5cm, ensuring all cloves are submerged
- Cook on lowest possible heat for 60 minutes, maintaining very gentle bubbles
- If bubbling becomes aggressive, remove from heat for 2 minutes before returning
- After 1 hour, turn off heat
- Remove thyme and transfer contents to clean, dry jar
Note
Tips
- Store at room temperature (not refrigerated)
- Can be made with unpeeled garlic cloves
- Use the flavored oil to enhance any dish
- Perfect addition to spreads, sandwiches, soups, and stews
- Keeps well at room temperature
- Press unpeeled cloves to easily extract the garlic
Versatile,Preserves,Condiment,Basic,