Travis Lett

Garlic Confit

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    4 cups

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
top 1000Gjelina: Cooking from Venice, California
Gjelina

By Travis Lett

Published 2015

  • About

These slow-cooked cloves of garlic lend a more muted flavor to a dish than raw or even quickly sautéed garlic. And the garlic-scented oil is equally valuable.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups [480 ml] extra-virgin olive oil, plus more as needed
  • 8 heads garlic

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F [180°C].

In a medium baking dish, combine the olive oil, garlic, thyme, and bay leaves. The garlic should be completely covered by about 1 in [2.5 cm] of oil. Bake un