SoaringFoxJun 12, 2023

What are you cooking/eating this week?

https://beehaw.org/post/515725

What are you cooking/eating this week? - Beehaw

Anything from mundane to magical - let us know what you’re eating this week! I prepped and froze a bunch of smash burger patties last week so we’ll be having burgers at some point. I like bacon and blue cheese on mine. Might do some tater tots on the side.

Show thread🐝bownage [they/he]

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It's not a dish but I love making garlic puree as mise en place and I did that today :) it's super convenient to have a soft, non pungent garlic that practically doesn't spoil. I can't recommend it enough! And definitely will keep doing it even though no one asked!

Recipe

Requirements

  • peeled garlic (I don't mind doing it myself but buying it pre- peeled will save you a lot of time)
  • your choice of neutral cooking oil
  • immersion blender
  • small pot or saucepan with a lid
  • optional sieve

I like to use about 8 bulbs of garlic on ~0.4L of oil and that lasts me about 2 months in a 2 person household.

Steps

  • Put garlic into a pot and add oil until almost covered. The oil expands during heating so use a little less than you think you need.
  • Heat up the oil on low-medium until you see bubbling.
  • Cover the pot and turn the heat to low. Let it cook for about 45 mins or until your garlic is golden brown and completely soft (try with a fork).
  • Drain the oil from the pot into it's own container. Congrats you got yourself some bonus garlic oil that you can use to fry stuff in :)
  • Puree your garlic with your immersion blender.
  • Wait for everything to cool down before covering and refrigerating. This prevents condensed water dripping into your garlic which forms kinda gross grayish spots.
    • Jun 14, 2023 at 11:13amWeb
    Show threadr0bbboJun 14, 2023
    I remember reading that homemade garlic and oil can cause botulism! It may have just been when made with olive oil, but be careful!