Confit Garlic and Garlic Oil
Make on Fresco
The subtle flavour of confit garlic makes it suitable for so many applications - salads, bruchetta, dips, stews...to name a few. Give it a go!
I will keep it simple, I will keep it simple...this was my mantra when developing the recipes for my Keeping It Simple Thermomix cookbook...and I have to say that confit anything doesn't sound simple and, in fact, can be quite complex without the benefit of a precision machine like the Thermomix...so welcome the new simple. Confit garlic has never been so simple. Use it as you would any other garlic. It is sweeter, gentler on the palate, and definitely not as strong on your breath either, so knock yourself out and get on with the confit!
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Need
- 4-6 whole heads garlic, broken into cloves
- Water to cover garlic
- Ice bath to blanch
- 300-350 Grams Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) BUY
- 60-80 Grams fresh lemon juice
- pink salt flakes to taste BUY
- herbs of choice to add to the jar if you wish
Do
- 1
Place garlic cloves into simmering basket and set aside.
- 2
Place 1L water into Thermomix bowl and bring to the boil, 8 min/100ºC/speed 3.
- 3
Insert simmering basket into Thermomix bowl and cook 30 sec/100ºC/speed 4. Remove garlic and immediately place into an ice bath.
- 4
Peel garlic and drain water from Thermomix bowl.
- 5
Place peeled garlic and all remaining ingredients into Thermomix bowl and cook 60 min/80ºC/Reverse/speed soft.
- 6
Separate garlic cloves from the oil and use separately or together.
- 7
Garlic will keep well if submerged in oil in a sterilised jar in the fridge. The oil will solidify so is not pourable from the fridge. It is safe to keep strained oil in the pantry.
More
A jar of confit garlic makes a wonderful gift. The cloves can be used in any recipe that calls for garlic. It has a gentler, more subtle flavour when confit and is delicious in everything!
The oil will add extra punch to any savoury dish requiring oil.
The amounts of garlic and oil used in this recipe will vary depending on the size of the garlic cloves used.
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Tenina Holder is a wife, mother of five and grandmother of eight, who started cooking in the olden days before Thermomix was even a thing.
Tenina has become the premium go to source for all Thermomix expertise and of course fresh and easy recipes that work. Her cooking classes and foodie trips are sold out in literally hours, her cookbooks appear on the Australian best seller lists and her social reach is in the millions. Her Insider Club is the most fun you can have with a Thermomix and you really should join her! She believes chocolate, butter and salt are health foods. Her food positivity mantra is, eat everything, just not all at once!
