DIY Garlic Confit a Secret WOW Ingredient Gift In A Jar

Garlic Confit has to be one of my favorite ingredients ever. You know that special something in a recipe that no one can actually put their finger on but just wouldn’t taste as fabulous without it…well that is what Garlic Confit does. It brings a smile to any sauce, pasta, vegetable, stew, soup, butter, potato (well you get the picture : ) Come and see how simple it is to make and what an amazing gift it can be for those flavor loving friends and family of yours. We even have a Free Printable Label to top off your gift!

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Garlic Confit is a simple process of preserving garlic by poaching it in olive oil and it could not be more simple.

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You start by peeling and cleaning your garlic. I am going to fess up right now and tell you that I have an Italian Market near me and they sell the most beautiful cloves of peeled garlic ever and they come in pound containers! So I cheat…I admit it! So my job is even easier. It is totally up to you what route you go, but if you have great peeled garlic available to you, I am telling you now it works like a charm. I use to feel guilty about it but once I saw one of my favorite Iron Chefs admit that he too uses it all the time I felt a little bit better about myself : )

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Once you have all of your cloves peeled and cleaning you will place them in a medium sauce pan…

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then you pour a good olive oil over the top of the cloves to cover them completely and just a little bit more!

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Heat up the oil until you see it lightly bubble and then immediately bring it down to the lowest possible setting on your stove and allow to simmer approximately 30 minutes or until the tip of a sharp knife goes through the clove like butter.

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Now you simply collect your delicate garlic cloves with a slotted spoon and place in a clean, sterilized Mason Jar and then lightly spoon the olive oil over it until the jar is full. If you like a touch of herbs now is the time to add it to the oil before you seal it up. I used fresh Rosemary and for a touch of spice some hot dried peppers. You can use Thyme or any herbs that you love. Allow the garlic and oil to cool off to room temperature.

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All that is left to do now is to print our your label (comes in two sizes so all of your Mason Jars are covered : ). Attach the label to the lid and then screw the lid on tightly! Your Garlic Confit is now ready and must be placed in your Fridge! You can safely store it in your fridge for an entire month but I don’t think it will last that long. I urge you to make sure you refrigerate your Garlic Confit, it’s a must! Now a few ideas…

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Now let’s talk about what you can do with this MIRACLE ingredient!

Add to your tomato sauce either smashed…slice or pureed!

You will not believe how amazing a few cloves will make your mashed potatoes or cauliflower or… Smash and mix, puree and fold or puree and mix!

It is so delicious simple spread on a piece of lightly toasted or grilled Italian Bread

Toss it sliced through any of your favorite veggies

Add slices to your Potato Salad, Pasta Salad, Salad, Salad Dressings…well you get the picture (just about any thing!)

Use it in soups, stews, any place you are looking for a pop of flavor

Use it with Pasta! I love to use the Garlic Oil from The Garlic Confit…heat it up a bit…add some white wine…fresh lemon juice…fresh parsley and a lot of slices of Garlic Confit and then toss it through Linguini or your favorite pasta. Top with freshly grate Pecorino Romano (or grated cheese of choice) …it gets an OMG Rating! You can toss these slices in any pasta or even rice dishes.

Blend Garlic Confit with pasteurized egg yolks and some of the Garlic Oil to make an Aioli (YUM)…use it with pasta…sandwiches and beyond

Put softened butter in your food processor and then add as many Garlic Confit cloves to it as you would like and then process till smooth or pulse to leave some little chunks in it. Then use it for Garlic Bread, to finish sauces, to use in your cooking or smear some on a bagel and I will leave the rest to your imagination.

This list can go on and on and on but I think you get the picture. You can use Garlic Confit any place you would use garlic only this garlic is better and much kinder to your tummy! Experiment…you are truly going to find out that this is your secret ingredient that will put your food over the top! I think you will find yourself making this often and sharing it with the ones you love!

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Recipe

Ingredients:

25 cloves of cleaned garlic

3/4 of a cup of olive oil (this is a base calculation…depending on the size of the cloves you might need a little more or less)

Fresh herbs of choice if you would like

Medium Sauce Pan

Directions:

Clean all of your garlic cloves

Place the garlic cloves in your sauce pan

Cover with olive oil (make sure that the cloves are covered plus a touch more…adjust your olive oil accordingly

Bring the oil up to a temp that there is just tiny little bubbles approaching a full boil and then lower to the lowest possible setting immediately.

Simmer for approximately 30 minutes or until the garlic cloves are soft all the way through. Use a sharp knife and if it goes through the clove like butter your garlic is done.

Remove the garlic with a slotted spoon and place in a clean sterilized jar and then pour the olive oil over it.

Allow to cool to room temperature. Seal tightly and store in the refrigerator immediately.

Store in fridge. It will stay for 1 month (if it lasts that long). PLEASE keep refrigerated and do not leave it on the counter over night. Garlic is very sensitive and can go bad quickly if proper care is not taken.

Now go make some and enjoy enjoy enjoy!!!

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Now it is time to visit my friends to see what Jar Gift Magic they have been up to!