{"id":2684,"date":"2026-03-26T09:28:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=2684"},"modified":"2026-03-26T09:28:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:28:14","slug":"garlic-confit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/26\/garlic-confit\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Garlic Confit"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Garlic Confit Homemade<\/h2>\n<p>Soft, buttery, aromatic garlic cloves slowly cooked in oil. Perfect on bread, in pasta, with chicken, meat, or vegetables.<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>3 whole heads of garlic (about 30\u201335 cloves), peeled<\/li>\n<li>1 to 1\u00bd cups olive oil (enough to fully cover the garlic)<\/li>\n<li>2\u20133 sprigs fresh thyme (optional)<\/li>\n<li>1 small sprig rosemary (optional)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp black peppercorns (optional)<\/li>\n<li>A small pinch of salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Peel all the garlic cloves.<\/li>\n<li>Place the cloves in a small saucepan.<\/li>\n<li>Add thyme, rosemary, peppercorns, and a tiny pinch of salt.<\/li>\n<li>Pour in the olive oil until the garlic is completely submerged.<\/li>\n<li>Put the pan on <strong>very low heat<\/strong>. The oil should be warm with <strong>very gentle bubbles<\/strong>, not frying.<\/li>\n<li>Let it cook slowly for <strong>30\u201340 minutes<\/strong>. The garlic should become soft, golden, and tender.<\/li>\n<li>Remove from heat and let it cool.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer the garlic and oil into a clean glass jar.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Storage<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep in the refrigerator.<\/li>\n<li>Always make sure the garlic stays covered with oil.<\/li>\n<li>Use within <strong>2 weeks<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to Use<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Spread on toasted bread<\/li>\n<li>Mix into pasta or mashed potatoes<\/li>\n<li>Add to sauces and soups<\/li>\n<li>Serve with grilled chicken or meat<\/li>\n<li>Use the flavored oil for cooking or salad dressings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Never let the oil boil or the garlic will burn and turn bitter.<\/li>\n<li>You can add chili flakes for a spicy version.<\/li>\n<li>The oil becomes very flavorful\u2014don\u2019t waste it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Garlic Confit Homemade Soft, buttery, aromatic garlic cloves slowly cooked in oil. Perfect on bread, in pasta, with chicken, meat,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2685,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2684"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2686,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2684\/revisions\/2686"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}