Garlic Confit Recipe

garlic confit in small glass bowl on a light colored background

What in the world does confit mean? It’s a term used when you cook anything slowly, over a long period of time. Garlic confit is cloves of garlic cooked slowly in olive oil and herbs or spices which gives the garlic a richer flavor. This garlic confit recipe will enhance the tastiness of your favorite meals and make your house smell incredible.

Course Side Dish

Keyword garlic confit recipe, garlic confit, homemade garlic confit

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cook Time 2 hours

Calories 3345kcal

Author Abbey Rodriguez

Ingredients

1 ½ cups garlic cloves, peeled (about 5 heads of garlic)
1 ¾ cups extra virgin olive oil
1 spring fresh rosemary
2 springs fresh thyme

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 240 degrees Fahrenheit.
Place the peeled garlic cloves in a small, oven-safe pot or pan.
Add the olive oil into the pan with the garlic, and then add the rosemary and fresh thyme.
Place the pan in the oven and roast the garlic for 2 hours until the garlic cloves are brown and the olive oil is lightly bubbling.
Remove the rosemary and thyme from the pan, and store the garlic in an airtight container. Enjoy!

Notes

You can reserve the extra olive oil from the pan and use in recipes as garlic-infused olive oil.
You can buy pre-peeled garlic cloves in the produce aisle of the grocery store if you don’t want to peel fresh garlic by hand.
You can use your garlic confit as spread for bread, in pasta, with mashed potatoes, on sandwiches, etc.
The garlic confit will stay good in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.

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