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How to Make Garlic Confit

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Garlic confit is easy to make and it requires less than 5 minutes of prep time. Below are two easy ways you can make garlic confit.
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Prep Time:5 minutes
Cook Time:2 hours
Course: Condiment
Cuisine: European, French
Keyword: Confit Garlic, Garlic Confit
Author: Bora Park

Ingredients

  • 8 heads of garlic
  • 2 cups extra virgin olive oil or vegetable, canola or avocado oil
  • 5 sprigs of thyme
  • 2 sprigs of rosemary
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp red chili flakes

Instructions

TRADITIONAL OVEN METHOD

  • Preheat oven to 190°F.
  • Add all the ingredients into a small baking dish. Make sure all the ingredients are submerged in the olive oil. I used a 9"L x 7"W oval baking dish
  • Roast the garlic for 1.5 to 2 hours. Check on the garlic at about the 1.5 hour mark with a toothpick. If the garlic is golden and the toothpick goes into the garlic easily, then it's done.
  • Cool the garlic confit at an area away from the stove so that it cools off quicker. Once completely cooled, transfer the garlic to a sterile pickling jar and store in the refrigerator immediately. The garlic confit can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 weeks.

QUICK STOVETOP METHOD

  • Combine all ingredients in a heavy medium saucepan.
  • Simmer over very low heat for about 30 minutes until the garlic is fork tender.
  • Cool the garlic confit at an area away from the stove so that it cools off quicker. Once completely cooled, transfer the garlic to a sterile pickling jar and store in the refrigerator immediately. The garlic confit can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 weeks.