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roasted garlic cubes in a jar.

Roasted Garlic

Learn how to make butter-soft roasted garlic in oven to use on toasts, baguettes, on top of cooked meats, or mashed in salads. Or simply anything!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Condiments
Cuisine American
Servings 2 garlic heads

Ingredients
  

  • 2 heads of large garlic
  • 2 tablespoons of olive oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 425F. Cut off the top part of the garlic, be careful not to cut off too much as the cloves can fall out, and the whole garlic head may fall apart.
  • Transfer the garlic head in a piece of foil, enough to create a small pocket on top later, not touching the top of the garlic head.
  • Drizzle 1 tablespoon of olive oil on each garlic head, and add a generous pinch of salt and a little pepper. Wrap the foil on top creating a small pocket with a handle.
  • Transfer to oven and cook for 45 minutes, check for doneness by inserting a knife in one garlic clove. It should slide in easily (butter soft like texture) and the garlic cloves browned and golden on top.
  • I usually cook for another 15-minutes so the garlic browns even more.
  • Carefully remove from foil, and let cool to touch. Squeeze the individual garlic cloves out and use them in any recipe that calls for roasted garlic.
  • Common uses: as a spread on crostinis, favorite meat cuts, dips. Mashed in a salad. Or store roasted garlic in the fridge in a clean canning jar. Top the jar with olive oil so that the garlic is fully submerged. Cover tightly and refrigerate for up to 1 week. Thaw at room temperature and use all of it at once. Do not store the roasted garlic at room temperature.

Notes

Does roasted garlic go bad?
If kept in a clean glass container and fully submerged in oil should keep in the fridge for up to a week but I found it to taste freshest for 2-3 days the best. If the garlic has gone bad it will become mush and may have a rotten smell.
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