Oven Roasted Garlic
Oven Roasted Garlic removes the harsh pungent taste of the raw garlic and creates a mellow, mild flavor. The transformation of the raw stringent garlic cloves into a tender, butter-like paste when smashed is somewhat "magical." When roasted, garlic is perfectly caramelized, sweet, creamy and nutty.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1-2 Large Garlic Bulbs
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil, for drizzling
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- With a sharp knife, slice about 1/2 inch off the top of the bulb so that you are able to see the cut cloves inside.
- Place a whole bulb on a piece of foil large enough to wrap around the bulb.
- Drizzle enough olive oil over the top of the cut garlic bulb so that the oil seeps down between the cloves.
- Loosely close the foil up and around the bulb and place on a baking sheet.
- Roast for 40-45 minutes or until the cloves are soft.
- Remove from the oven and open the packet. Let sit for 5-10 minutes or until they are easy to handle.
- Gently squeeze the outside of the bulb until all the cloves have been removed.
Notes
- Choose larger garlic bulbs if you can find them only because they're easier to squeeze out the soft cloves.
- It's really hard to over roast garlic. If you cook it for an additional 10 minutes, it caramelizes into an even sweeter softened bulb.
- Be careful when you first pull the foil packets from the oven, the bulbs are extremely hot.
- You know the garlic is fully roasted when the cloves easily slip out of their skins.
- Garlic cloves when fully roasted have a golden brown caramelization to its appearance.
- Roasting Individual Cloves. Place unpeeled cloves on a baking sheet and roast for 15 to 20 minutes. The garlic steams inside of their own skin. Since this method takes less time time in the oven, you'll want to watch it more closely. Remove from the oven and let set for at least 10 minutes. Once cooled, gently slice off the tip of the clove and squeeze out the pulp.
- How to store in the refrigerator. Once you've removed the roasted cloves from bulb, they can be refrigerated for up two weeks. Place the cloves in an airtight container and cover completely with olive oil. The oil is a natural preservative and delays oxidation and prevents spoiling of the garlic.
- How to store in the Freezer. Once the garlic has cooled, remove the cloves from the bulb and spread them on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. Place in the freezer until they are completely frozen. Transfer them to a freezer container and return to the freezer. They will store for up to three months. Remove cloves as needed and let sit at room temperature until thawed.
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