Confit’ a French culinary term literally means ‘Preserve’. Therefore Garlic confit is all about preserving it to use later.
Ingredients required:
• Garlic cloves peeled 1 cup• Virgin Olive oil 2 cups• Thyme 2 sprigs
Take a pan, keep on low flame. Add peeled garlic cloves and pour olive oil. Allow to simmer for about 20 – 30 minutes. Once the oil start turning hot, you can observe bubbles releasing out from garlic. In this process, the water content in garlic being replaced by oil therefore it can be preserved for a long time.Also,you may notice that the garlic color is getting changed and it’s the time to put off the flame. Once it’s cooled, it can be transferred to an airtight glass bottle to store in refrigerator.
You can also seperate both – Garlic & Olive oil and can prepare a puree out of garlic for specific usage. And oil for flavouring and dishes.
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