How to Store Garlic in Oil

Everyone who loves garlic should never be without it. When garlic is harvested from your garden you probably are overloaded with garlic cloves, so you will need to preserve them for later use. This method is easy and decorative.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 cup of garlic cloves
• ½ cup olive oil
• Blender
• Glass jar with lid
• Skewers
• Label

1. Remove the outer cover of the garlic bulb. It is the papery cover on the outside.

2. Separate the bulb into individual cloves. Blend and puree garlic till smooth. Keep back a few whole cloves to skewer later.

3. Add pureed garlic to oil in glass container.

4. Skewer a few whole cloves and add skewer with cloves to jar.
   Cover jar with lid.

5. Add label and date. Refrigerate.

Tips & Warnings

• You may want to use rubber gloves when handling garlic in mass.
• Use the oil in cooking your favorite dishes.
• Always refrigerate as e-coli may be a problem with garlic.

[yvonneq]

on 7/29/2008 Yes, botulism can be a problem with many foods. I have found that if garlic oil is refrigerated, as I stated, and used up within a few months, as you most likely would in a home environment, then there is not a problem. I have made and used garlic oil for years and have known many people who have done the same with no problems. Everyone should be very careful when making any food product in their home. For that matter we should all be carefull eating out in any restaurant, because we surely don't know how careful they prepare their products or how careful they are storing them.

[Ferious]

on 7/26/2008 Raw garlic contains botulism, which grows in an anaerobic environment, like when it's stored in oil. This is a recipe for an incredibly toxic product. -One that can kill within hours of manufacture.

In the US, in every state, having raw garlic oil on the premises of a restaurant will result in automatic closure by the health department.

AVOID THIS AT ALL COSTS!