How Tuesday – How to Roast Garlic
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Is it just me or is garlic the one herb, spice or seasoning that you can add to any savory dish to make it magically better? I’m pretty sure it is pure magic. Roasted garlic even takes the mystical, magical powers of garlic to a whole new level, evening out the pungent flavor with a glorious warm, hearty flavor that is so mellow it’s practically calming. And roasted garlic doesn’t seem to have nearly the room clearing capabilities as its raw counterpart. WIN!
Making roasted garlic is very easy to do at home, taking only 30 minutes and lending its powers to all the dishes you create from here on out. Like tomorrow’s recipe – you HAVE to come back tomorrow to see what I’m talking about. Trust me – it’s garlicky and sooo goooouuuddddd!
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Source yourself a couple of heads of garlic and with a sharp knife, lop off the first ½ inch of the top of the garlic heads.
Place the heads of garlic onto a foil lined baking sheet. Pour a hefty dose of olive oil over the top of the garlic. Don’t be afraid – just go with it.
Now bake for 30 minutes. You house will fill up with the wafting smells of Garlic Angels and you will feel this inextricable urge to slice off a thick piece of bread and slather still warm roasted garlic over the top. Again – just go with it. There are no heroes here.
To remove the garlic from the skins, gently peel the cloves apart and squeeze the cloves out from the skins. The skins may flake apart just make sure you get all the garlic and not the skins mixed in.
And for the love of all that is holy beware of garlic skin paper cuts. I’m pretty sure it is the culinary equivalent of bamboo under your finger nails – oh wait, and that’s exactly where I got cut. AHHHH!!! Just be ginger with it, that’s all I’m sayin’. Looking out for you. Public service.
Add roasted garlic in place of your usual raw garlic and see what a drastic difference it makes. You can thank me now or later. Just kiddin. Or am I?
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How to Roast Garlic
Yield: 2
Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Total Time: 35 Minutes
Transform all your favorite garlic dishes with this easy at home tip.
Ingredients:
2 heads of Garlic.
4 Tbsp Olive OilDirections:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
Slice the top ½" of garlic heads. Drizzle olive oil over the top of each head of garlic.
Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
Gently separate cloves of garlic and squeeze cloves to get the garlic meat out of the skin of the garlic.
Use immediately or store in air tight container in the fridge.
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Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen — January 22, 2013 @ 4:53 am
I’m lovin How-To Tuesdays
Roasted garlic is heavenly!
claire @ the realistic nutritionist — January 22, 2013 @ 6:30 am
I pop roasted garlic in my mouth like it’s candy. I could totally repel so many vampires if i needed to.
Gerry @ Foodness Gracious — January 22, 2013 @ 6:58 am
Nothing like the taste (and smell) of roasted garlic…amazing!
Jackie @ The Beeroness — January 22, 2013 @ 8:07 am
I think I could put roasted garlic on everything. It’s so amazing. Gorgeous pictures!
Liz @ The Lemon Bowl — January 22, 2013 @ 8:09 am
My husband LOVES roasted garlic – we do it quite often. So tasty!
Shanna@ pineapple and coconut — January 22, 2013 @ 8:45 am
This is one of my “secret ingredients” in soups. Instead of satueeing the garlic freshly sliced in the stock pot I always add in the roasted garlic instead. It just adds so much more flavor and not to mention how amazing its smells when roasting!
DessertForTwo — January 22, 2013 @ 1:42 pm
Can I just roast 5 heads and put them on everything all throughout the week? I would die of happiness. I would also smell like garlic, but who cares?
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking — January 22, 2013 @ 1:59 pm
Roasted garlic makes everything better… Love your quick and easy technique!
Suzanne | kokocooks — January 22, 2013 @ 2:36 pm
Love roasted garlic! I used spread it on bread like butter. Mmmm….
Baking Serendipity — January 22, 2013 @ 6:08 pm
I love roasted garlic! Cannot wait to see what you’ve made with it!
Kathryn — January 23, 2013 @ 3:07 am
Oh so delicious. There is nothing better than roasted garlic.
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Erika @ The Hopeless Housewife — January 24, 2013 @ 8:00 am
There is nothing like roasted garlic, I love it.
Haley @ The Girly Girl Cooks — January 27, 2013 @ 2:59 pm
Ok. I seriously need to try this! There is nothing better than roasted garlic. Heavenly.
Herbivore Triathlete — February 1, 2013 @ 3:24 pm
I completely agree, garlic makes everything better. I totally would mash roasted garlic on some toast and eat it, sounds fabulous! I will roast a head of garlic and eat the cloves right out of the oven. (I’m sure hubs loves it, lol).
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