How to Make Garlic Confit
Whole garlic cloves slowly poached in olive oil until impossibly soft, sweet, and mellow — garlic confit is a kitchen staple that transforms everything it touches into something extraordinary.
Equipment
- Small Sauce Pot
- Spider
- 2 mixing Bowls
- Blender
- (Help support our site!)Rubber Spatula
Ingredients
- 1 lb Peeled Fresh garlic
- 2 cup Blended Oil Canola or Olive Oil
Instructions
- Gather, clean all ingredients and lets bring it to the board.
- Place sauce pot on stove and add garlic and oil of choice.
- Cover garlic about 1/2 inch above fresh garlic with oil and bring to a simmer.
- Simmer for about 5-9 minutes until garlic begins to color to a tan look.
- Remove from stove and place on counter to cool down to a warm temp not hot. Remember the garlic will continue to cook this is called carryover cooking.
- Once cooled using a spider scoop out garlic and place into a blender.
- Begin to blend garlic adding a little oil at a time to smoothen out the texture.
- Using a rubber spatula scrape out garlic and put into storage container for later use.
- This is a great ingredient to use in many recipe's where you will taste the garlic and not see it.
Notes
The French technique is like a mayo spread texture when pureed smoothly in blender. this makes it easy to incorporate into any recipe. You can also use it to marinate foods before cooking even using it as a steak rub before seasoning. happy cooking feel free to email me with any questions.
Nutrition
Serving: 1kcal | Calories: 5kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.1g | Protein: 0.01g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.04g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Sodium: 0.04mg | Potassium: 1mg | Fiber: 0.01g | Sugar: 0.003g | Vitamin A: 0.02IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 0.5mg | Iron: 0.01mg