This simple garlic confit recipe will change your life, and this condiment our new favorite. Slow-cooked garlic becomes sweet in this confit garlic recipe. You can also prepare this on the stovetop, similar to what we did for our albondigas recipe.
Preheat oven to 250ºF. Place the peeled garlic cloves, peppercorns, and bay leaves in a saucepan and cover with the oil by about 1/2”. Add a sprinkle of flaky sea salt.
Turn the heat on the stove to medium and cook the confit until the oil begins to simmer and bubble. Turn off the heat.
Bake the Confit:
Transfer the saucepan to the oven and cook for 1 hour 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Finish the Garlic Confit:
Remove the confit from the oven and allow to cool.
Once cool, transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate.