This may be a suggestion that most of us already do, but if it's new to someone, it sure saves some money, time and effort.
It's so nice to have roasted garlic on hand and because the whole process will take at least an hour to prep to use in a recipe, here's a way to always have it on hand.
Costco sells large containers of peeled, ready to go garlic cloves. I make about 1/3 of the container at a time - put the garlic in a shallow (2 or 3" deep)pot and cover with oil by at least 1". Cover the pan tightly - I use alum. foil instead of a lid. Roast in a 375 F. oven for approx 1 3/4 hours; carefully open foil and stick cloves with a knife to see if nice and tender and are turning brown. If not tender, recover and return to oven for a few more minutes.
With a large spoon with holes, remove the garlic from the oil into a bowl. Let the garlic and the oil cool separately, then pkg. up the garlic cloves and the oil separately and freeze. All you have to do is smack the cloves to break off what you want or cut off the oil you want to add nice flavor to a dish.
garlic cooling
garlic ready to be frozen, then I'll just put all in a plastic bag
garlic oil ready for freezer - just remove from container and keep in a plastic bag
The garlic and oil are so nice to have on hand.
It's so nice to have roasted garlic on hand and because the whole process will take at least an hour to prep to use in a recipe, here's a way to always have it on hand.
Costco sells large containers of peeled, ready to go garlic cloves. I make about 1/3 of the container at a time - put the garlic in a shallow (2 or 3" deep)pot and cover with oil by at least 1". Cover the pan tightly - I use alum. foil instead of a lid. Roast in a 375 F. oven for approx 1 3/4 hours; carefully open foil and stick cloves with a knife to see if nice and tender and are turning brown. If not tender, recover and return to oven for a few more minutes.
With a large spoon with holes, remove the garlic from the oil into a bowl. Let the garlic and the oil cool separately, then pkg. up the garlic cloves and the oil separately and freeze. All you have to do is smack the cloves to break off what you want or cut off the oil you want to add nice flavor to a dish.
garlic cooling
garlic ready to be frozen, then I'll just put all in a plastic bag
garlic oil ready for freezer - just remove from container and keep in a plastic bag
The garlic and oil are so nice to have on hand.
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