Julia Child Method Of Preparing Garlic

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 head garlic
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• salt, to taste (optional)

Recipe

• 1 remove all the cloves of garlic from the head.
• 2 take a smallish saucepan and heat to boiling about a cup of water; add the cloves of garlic and simmer for about 1 minute- drain, peel the garlic (which should be softish and should peel easily) and set aside.
• 3 in a small saucepan, melt the butter together with the olive oil over medium heat.
• 4 reduce the temperature low, then add the peeled garlic cloves to the butter mixture; stir well.
• 5 saute slowly on lowest heat until tender and golden, at least 20 minutes (but it can take as long as 30, depending on your stove), stirring and checking occasionally to make sure they do not burn.
• 6 remove from heat, drain, and use in whatever recipe you'd like- i enjoy salting them to taste and spreading them on crisp crackers at this point!