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Garlic confit about to go into the oven.

Garlic Confit

Meg van der Kruik
A slow cook in olive oil at low heat with herbs and spices transforms fresh garlic cloves into soft and spreadable cloves of garlic confit!
4.48 from 19 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Side Dish
Cuisine French
Servings 2 cups

Ingredients
  

  • 5 small heads garlic cloves seperated, with peel intact.
  • 1 1/2 cups olive oil
  • 1 sprig thyme
  • 1 sprig rosemary
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 dried chiles if a bit of heat is desired
  • 1 tsp black pepper peppercorns

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 250°.
  • In a small baking dish combine the garlic cloves with the oil, herbs, dried chiles if using, and spices.
  • Cover with foil and bake until garlic is tender, 60–75 minutes. The garlic is done when the cloves easily pop out of the cloves when squeezed and are soft and jammy.
Keyword garlic, olive oil
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