Garlic Confit Is Savory, Sweet, and Spreadable (Like Butter!)

Plus, how to pick the best mortar and pestle No Images? Click here RECIPES      /     TECHNIQUES      /     FEATURES TECHNIQUES Garlic Confit Is Savory, Sweet, and Spreadable (Like Butter!) Confit most frequently describes a process of very slowly cooking the meat of an animal in its own liquid fat—duck confit, pork confit, goose confit, etc. In the case of garlic confit, the finished cloves come out as soft and spreadable as warm butter, with a deep and funky sweetness. Like caramelized onions, there's no intense pungency remaining, just a mellow garlicky flavor—and they go on just about everything. Read Now TECHNIQUES ​TheWhat Is a Garlic Germ, and Should You Remove It? Learn More EQUIPMENT How to Pick the Best Mortar and Pestle   Learn More Email Continues After Ad Below THE KITCHEN ESSENTIAL Large Mortar and Pestle  If you want to make a true pesto sauce or Thai curry paste, or any of a wide range of other aromatic sauces and pastes from around the world, a large mortar and pestle is a necessity. Shop Now TECHNIQUES To Bloom or Not to Bloom: How to Get the Most Out of Saffron Learn More   Serious Eats 88 35th St Ste 602 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Click Preferences to control which emails you receive from Serious Eats. Clicking Unsubscribe will remove you from all Serious Eats emails…which would be sad. Preferences  |  Unsubscribe