Garlic Confit | Edible Aspen

Step 1

1. Place the unpeeled garlic cloves and butter in a small heavy saucepan and bring to a bare simmer over low heat. Gently cook the garlic until very soft , about 1 hour. (If the garlic starts to brown, lower the heat.)2. Strain the garlic, collecting the butter in a bowl. Transfer the garlic and the butter to separate airtight containers and refrigerate until ready to use.

Step 2

Excerpted from Field & Feast: Sublime Food from a Brave New Farm by Dean Carlson, with Ian Knauer and Andrew Wood. Photographs by Guy Ambrosino. © Burgess Lea Press 2016, Quarto Publishing Group.