Cooking Garlic In Olive Oil

This is a super useful little recipe for French-style preserved garlic in oil. Great to have on hand for those cooking emergencies when you can't get to the shops and need flavour fast!

French Style Preserved Garlic In Oil

This simple recipe for garlic confit or preserved garlic in oil is very much a French thing and an extremely useful thing to have around the kitchen for making all sorts of dishes.

Disclaimer

Please note this recipe has been used in France for many years. Here in Europe we do not have the same rules as USA re preserving. If you have views re botulism etc please do not contact me/comment just don't make the recipe.

It makes a great foodie gift for Christmas too, perfect for those Christmas hampers.

Type of garlic

Choose your garlic carefully here. You don't want to use old soft garlic for this. Go for nice crisp fresh garlic that does not give when you squeeze the bulb.

Botulism and garlic

Now, before all the Americans out there start jumping up and down about garlic in oil and botulism etc please relax.

I am cooking the garlic first, cooling it and then adding it to the oil.

It isn't just chucked in there raw. Cooking the garlic first kills bacteria.

The French have been making this garlic confit/preserved garlic in oil for hundreds of years and there are still rather a lot of them about.

Ingredients for confit garlic

garlic cloves
pepper corns
olive oil
pickling spice mix
sea salt

How to make preserved garlic in oil

The cooking part takes approximately 2 minutes!

You are just going to put the garlic cloves (peeled but whole) in water and boil for 2 minutes.

Then it is just a case of letting the garlic cool completely before packing it into sterilised jars and adding your spices.

Pop on the lid and set aside in a cool cupboard for 2 months (make it now for Christmas gifting) to allow everything to come together flavour wise.

How long will preserved garlic last?

It will last for about 6 months in a cool cupboard. Once opened store in fridge and use within a month. The garlic will be crisp in the oil for about 3 months then it will become softer.

How to use preserved garlic

This preserved garlic in oil is easy to use, just mash the cloves and stir into mashed potatoes. Slice and use in any cooking that requires garlic Chop or slice for salads.

And of course use that oil for everything from salad dressings to cooking.

Looking for more quick and easy ways to preserve veggies in oil? Then check out these recipes before you go;

Mixed peppers preserved in oil

Luscious lemons in oil

Roasted Mediterranean veggies in oil

Oven dried tomatoes in oil

French style garlic mushrooms in oil

Pesto mozzarella preserved in oil

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French style garlic preserved in oil

French style preserved garlic in oil

Use this preserved garlic in everything from mashed potatoes to soups and stews, salads and sandwiches. And use the oil in cooking and dressings too.

Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 2 mins

Total Time 12 mins

Course preserves

Cuisine French

Servings 20

Calories 112 kcal

▢ 300 g garlic cloves
▢ 200 ml Olive oil
▢ 1 tsp black peppercorns
▢ 1 tsp pickling spice
▢ Salt to taste

Peel the garlic cloves and boil in salted water for 2 mins
Remove from water, dry on kitchen paper and set aside to cool
Sterilise small jars and fill with the garlic and add the oil and the spices
Seal the jars and store in a dark place for 2 months before using
The garlic will be crisp for 3 months then soften
Use on salads, mashed potatoes, soup, pasta etc

Your preserved Garlic in oil will keep for up to 6 months in a cool dark place.

Calories: 112 kcal Carbohydrates: 5 g Protein: 1 g Fat: 10 g Saturated Fat: 1 g Sodium: 3 mg Potassium: 63 mg Fiber: 1 g Sugar: 1 g Vitamin C: 5 mg Calcium: 29 mg Iron: 1 mg

Keyword garlic, garlic confit

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