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I have more head of garlic that I could consume. I wish to freeze some. Can I keep it this way ? Will it change or become somehow damage ?

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[–] echutaa@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’ve frozen peeled garlic before and then grated it into sauces. It’s fine but if you want to use your excess garlic for something delicious you can make confit really easily which should extend the shelf life quite a bit.

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Is garlic conflit so easy to make ? I know how to cook onion conflit but I won't call that "really easy".

[–] whyrat@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just oil and time. Not difficult but possible to over / under cook. You can of course make it fancier with spices and such, but a basic version is pretty low level cooking skill required.

Reference recipient: https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/garlic-confit-2

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 2 points 1 year ago

Waouh ! That seems really easy indeed. Thanks a lot for the explanation. I was think about a whole different and (more complicated) process.

[–] sleepyvoid@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

We've been freezing garlic lately but I feel like it loses quite a bit of pungency. We mince using a food processor. I end up using maybe twice as much as I normally would... it's a great time saver if you're okay with weaker tasting garlic and compensating accordingly.

[–] SnailMagnitude@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Not for a long time.

Simplest imo is to chop/mince/puree it and put into ice-cube trays for easy to dispense flavour.

[–] zone@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm honestly not sure about freezing it but i know you can ferment it.

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ferment it ? Like in salty water ?

[–] zone@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

Yep! You can also add other herbs if your want to get fancy.