Garlic Confit

Want to know how to make garlic confit at home? Follow this easy recipe and you'll get tender and super flavorful garlic confit. You can choose your favorite method to prepare homemade garlic confit; stovetop garlic confit or oven roasted garlic confit.

Ingredients:

• 8 Garlic heads
• Olive oil
• Salt to taste
• Red chili flakes to taste
• Thyme to taste
• Other spices of your choice: red pepper flakes/oregano/rosemary/sage/coriander seeds

Directions:

1. Peel the garlic: this is the hardest part of the recipe; you can peel the garlic one by one or you can place garlic cloves in a large bowl/container and shake vigorously for 1-2 minutes. Some of the peel will come of, and some not, that's fine. Garlic cloves that do not peel can be peeled with your hands.
2. There are 2 ways to make garlic confit: in the oven and over the stovetop. Choose your favorite method and follow the instructions.
3. Stovetop garlic confit: place peeled garlic cloves in a small-medium saucepan. Cover with olive oil. Simmer over lowest heat for 30-45 minutes or until tender and light golden brown. Do to boil at any stage. In the last 5 minutes of simmering, add your favorite spices. I choose red chili flakes and thyme. Transfer to a jar and keep in the fridge.
4. Oven roasted garlic confit: place peeled garlic cloves in an oven safe dish. Cover with olive oil, add your favorite spices. Bake at 110C (320F) for about 1½ hours or until tender and light golden brown. Transfer to a jar and keep in the fridge.
5. Serving suggestions: spread truffle cream cheese on a toasted bread, spread 3 garlic cloves and season with spices.