Using A Garlic Roaster Ceramic

Use the garlic in mashed potatoes spread on bread in sauces or if you re a true garlic lover eat it as a vegetable.

Using a garlic roaster ceramic.

Start by slicing the top portion of the garlic head off. Add oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. I use a lot of roasted garlic in my cooking. Place bulbs on terra cotta base.

Prepare delish delectable whole roasted garlic with the great looking easy to use rachael ray cucina stoneware 4 1 2 inch terra cotta garlic roaster. Long ago nicknamed the stinking rose for its distinctive odor garlic one of the world s first cultivated plants is known for its health benefits. How to use a garlic roaster. Garlic contains a number of vitamins and minerals including vitamins b 6 and c manganese selenium calcium iron copper and potassium.

Spread roasted garlic on bread instead of butter or add it to your favorite recipes to replace chopped fresh garlic. Cut 1 2 to 3 4 off the top of the garlic bulbs exposing the clove tops. Terra cotta garlic roaster 1 tablespoon of first cold pressed olive oil per garlic bulb. Roast whole heads in the skin for ease of preparation and cooking.

This unique garlic bulb shaped roaster is made from beautiful terra cotta with a beautiful clear glazed interior that ensures cleaning is a cinch. Soak terra cotta dome in cold water for approximately 15 minutes. The one thing with tin foil is that i always seemed to burn at least one or. Rather than using aluminum foil opt for a more traditional clay roaster to cook several heads of garlic at once.

Roasting garlic mellows its pungency and imparts a slightly sweet taste. Pour 1 tablespoon of olive oil on top of each bulb. This in turn reduces any drying or burning of the cloves. I love its mellow flavor like a love sweetened cousin to its sharper raw form.

Preheat oven to 350 f. The terra cotta soaks in the water and this produces a moist heat during the roasting process. The key to using this type of garlic roaster is to soak the top in water for 15 minutes before placing in the oven. Cut top 1 4 inch off heads of garlic to expose cloves.

Do not peel the skin off the garlic. Place garlic in small baking dish. The terra cotta soaks up the water and creates moisture while the garlic roasts for a smooth spreadable end product. Roasted garlic loses the harshness of fresh garlic and becomes mellow creamy and rich in texture.