Cooking Class: The Basics

So many great recipes call for roasted garlic; however it is not a skill that we are just placed on the earth with the knowledge of how to do it. In our first cooking class on the basics here is a short tutorial on how to make that wonderful aromatic and versatile garlic.

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit

2. Cut the top off of the bulb of garlic

3. Place the garlic, cut side up on a piece of foil large enough to wrap the garlic. Drizzle with olive oil; wrap the foil around to form a packet.

3. Place on the metal rack of your preheated oven and roast for 45 minutes -1 hour, until the garlic is aromatic and soft.

4. Remove the garlic from the oven, and squeeze the flesh of the garlic out of its papery wrapper.

6. To make a mashed garlic paste, place garlic flesh in a bowl, add a pinch of salt and a little olive oil and gently mash with a fork.

Here are some great recipes that call for roasted garlic:

Steamed Artichokes with Roasted Garlic Butter

http://saucyplate.com/Recipes/169.aspx

Roasted Garlic Polenta

http://saucyplate.com/Recipes/104.aspx

Try this polenta with the Summer Ratatouille and Polenta Meal