How to Roast Garlic with Oil Drizzle

Roasted garlic tastes sweet and nutty and sends a wonderful aroma throughout the kitchen. 

Garlic, as cooking spice, is quite versatile. There are not many dishes or foods that garlic is a good supplement, either as a side dish, as an infusion, or mixed into the meal. 

For the best flavor of garlic, learn to cook fresh garlic can give a subtle difference to the taste of a dish compared with pulverized dried or salted garlic or minced garlic is prepared and bought in a store. It may come as a surprise how sweet and nutty freshly roasted garlic to taste compared to the mass-produced and prepared garlic spices. 

Buy and keep Garlic 

If purchased fresh from merchants or farmers markets, can garlic be stored for several months in a cool, dry place in a pantry. There's no need to refrigerate garlic before roasting.

Roasted Garlic Flavor 

Garlic can be roasted using a toaster oven, convection ovens or conventional oven, but garlic can also be fried in a pot on a stovetop. Roasting garlic is the best way to bring the nutty sweetness that garlic is known for, instead of the sharp aroma often found in processed garlic. In fact, garlic roasted not leave bad breath smell of garlic sometimes get bad rap, and there are many researched health benefits of consuming raw or roasted fresh garlic.

How to Oven Roast Garlic in foil 

Peel the desired quantity of garlic cloves and cut off the tip to release the aroma and interior oils. These pieces can be cooked whole or sliced or chopped, and then placed in foil. Let the foil unsealed at the top. Pour the garlic with a favorite oil or flavored oil, add any additional spices (preferably spicy seasoning will work well, including: rosemary, thyme, basil, sage, paprika, sea salt, pepper and more). 

Place foil on a baking sheet in middle of oven and bake at 350-375 degrees for 40 minutes until the top of the garlic is slightly browned but not burned. 

Pan Roasted Garlic 

Roasting garlic in a pot using the same oil drizzle technique, except garlic may not be unattended while roasting. Simply place the cloves in saucepan, add a little butter flavor and seasonings, then drizzle the oil over the cloves. Turn the flame on a low / medium-low heat and use a spatula to constantly move the garlic. 

When the garlic has softened, and it may take as much as 15 to 20 minutes by stirring the flame can be turned up higher and cloves allowed to sizzle until lightly browned and just lay on the outside.

Use Roasted Garlic

Roasted garlic supplements most recipes or can be sautéed with onion, butter and a little brown sugar in a juicy side dish. Roasted garlic can be stored in an airtight container, plastic bag or jar for up to one month in the refrigerator until it begins to lose its flavor, or it can be infused into an oil and stored for longer.