Recipe Review Caramelised Garlic Paste - For Food's Sake page 29

[Halex]

Made a batch of this tuesday, its now thursday, only 1/2 left. I used the largest garlic heads I could find, cost me $8.15.

I just seem to get through this sooo quickly. Need to make a very large batch next time

H

[maddy]

I'm thinking next time I will simmer more garlic in a large pot on the stove, then blitz it all  up in the TM.

[Halex]

Good thinking Maddy. How long do you reckon the stove top?

Do you  find you just race through this yummy paste?

H

[gertbysea]

Or you could do what I accidentally did by not reading the recipe and peel all the cloves  first then you can get a bucket load in the bowl.

Gert

[Halex]

Another good plan

H

[JulieO]

Yes for my next lot I'm planning similar to Gert, only I will leave them in their skins.  Will keep an eye on them as will probably take a bit less cooking time than the clump of the whole bulb. 

[Halex]

So glad I am not the only one who needs to make much larger batches.

Cant wait to hear how you all go

H

Fixed

[gertbysea]

Are you using the dictation thingy on the iPad? Too funny but I get it.

Gert

[Halex]

Ok, all gone in 3 days!!!!!

Need to make more tomorrow or at the weekend.

H
Today bought 9 large garlic heads, so will work out how to do them

[Halex]

I made a double batch today. Cooked for 13 mins. They just fitted in & cooked all ok, some were very soft & about 2 bulbs were just enough cooked.

Glad I managed 6 large garlic heads. It did seem to make more than double my usual

Next time I woukd blitz them in 2 stages.

1 lumpy for bread, pizza etc
1 smooth for gravies, soups etc.

H

[goldfish]

Great idea, Hally.  I've made this - and gave some to my neighbour who also loved it!  I'm wondering if the taste would change at all if the garlic were roasted instead of boiled.  I'm planning on trying it just to see . . . . .

Found this which is interesting - it allows for roasting 12 garlic heads using a muffin pan . . .

http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/roasted_garlic/

[Halex]

I have roasted garlc with our veg & we have eaten it. I am sure its pretty much the same. Great plan, a whole oven full of garlic, yum

H

[goldfish]

Yep - usually just tossed in with the other roasting vegetables . . . or with the good ol' chicken with 40 cloves of garlic

But must admit I like the idea of the muffin pan . . . .

[Merlin]

I have just made this tonight and whilst it is amazingly yummy, the quantity is pretty tiny and I reckon I will go through the jar in no time. I bought 15 heads of garlic today for $3 so I think the idea of simmering them on the stove first and then using the recipe, obviously by adjusting the quantities will be a winner. What a wonderful recipe though!

[CreamPuff63]

yes its not much, mine fits into a small empty jar of anchovies which is 140g

The next day:
(Oh forget what I said! I went to make this recipe again and realised the last time I probably only used 3x cloves not 3x heads... ...will make some more today and see how much it all weighs. I think knowing that will help when finding the right jar to put it into)

The day after that:
No, I think I used 3x heads of garlic the first time I made it  I remember they were small ones (possibly grown in Australia), the ones I used yesterday were huge ones (grown in Argentina) and filled a Tomato Salsa jar up 2/3.