Julee Rosso, Sheila Lukins

Baked Garlic

Preparation info

  • 6 heads

    , 2 to 6 portions
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in

#44The Silver Palate Cookbook
The Silver Palate Cookbook

By Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins

Published 1982

  • About

This vegetable side dish is not for garlic lovers only; we hope you’ll take our word that after an hour in the oven garlic is soft, sweet, and mellow. We feel certain that you’ll become a convert.

In smaller quantities the roasted cloves make a splendid garnish for plain roasted or grilled meats.

Ingredients

  • 6 whole heads of garlic
  • 4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted butter

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. Remove the papery outer skin from the garlic heads, leaving the clusters of cloves intact.
  3. Arrange the heads in a baking dish just large enough to hold them comfortably. Add the butter and stock to the pan and set i