Garlic Oil: Recipe And Use

Garlic oil is often used as a remedy, but the aromatic oil is primarily one thing: a delicious ingredient for many recipe ideas!

Garlic oil can be prepared in two different ways and then used as a seasoning oil in the kitchen or as a remedy in naturopathy.

We explain both production variants to you and then have ideas for you on how you can continue to use it.

Knöblauchöl: Blitz version

If you want to have garlic oil available as quickly as possible, this lightning variant is ideal for you.

But you should make sure that you follow the instructions exactly when making this garlic oil , otherwise mold could develop!

You need:

• 1 liter of oil
• 1 head of garlic

In principle, it does not matter which oil you use to make garlic oil. If you only use it cold, opt for a cold-pressed oil, for example olive oil.

If you want to heat the garlic oil later, for example when frying, opt for refined oil.

Peel the garlic and place each clove in a blender. Now pour on the oil and puree the garlic in the oil. A hand blender also works.

Then pour the oil into a bottle, which you put in the fridge in a cool place. The oil will become cloudy and flocculate, this is normal.

After a maximum of 4 days, pour the oil, which has been warmed up to room temperature, through a coarser sieve, then through a finer tea strainer and finally filter it very finely with a sieve that you have previously covered with 2 layers of kitchen paper.

A permanent coffee filter or tea filter made of the finest metal is also possible. Transfer to a clean, dry bottle and store the finished garlic oil in a dark place.

Planting garlic yourself is very easy

Recipe for the patient

The first recipe is for everyone who wants the best results after just 4 days. If you have more time, you also have less work, because there is no need to filter and refill. The list of ingredients is initially the same:

• 1 liter of oil
• 1 head of garlic

Peel the garlic and cut each clove into small pieces or slices.

Pour oil over the garlic. Make sure the garlic is surrounded by oil all over and place the container in a dark place. Shake the bottle once a day.

The oil is ready to use after 10 days at the earliest. Once you’ve used so much oil that you can’t make sure the garlic is completely covered in oil, either add more oil or remove the garlic.

You can use the pickled garlic for seasoning, for example with vegetables.

Garlic pickled in oil

You can of course reverse the ratio of oil and garlic and soak whole cloves of garlic in good, cold-pressed olive oil.

To do this, carefully peel the garlic and carefully layer the cloves in a jam or mason jar.

Then pour olive oil on top so that the toes are completely covered in oil. Shake or tap the glass to release any last bubbles.

Recipe ideas for use

If you have made garlic oil yourself, you can of course use it yourself or give it away as a gift from the kitchen. For you or the recipient of the gift, recipe ideas for use are of course always helpful.

Perhaps you will stick a little booklet on the bottle in which you write down the ideas for use when you give the oil away?

Basically, the oil spices up on all occasions when garlic goes well with the other ingredients. We would be happy to list further ideas for you here:

• Spread on warm toast and sprinkle with salt
• Fry the prawns in garlic oil
• baked potatoes
• Seasoning oil for pizza
• As a basis for barbecue sauces
• With parmesan instead of sauce with pasta
• With pasta or potato salad
• As a cooking oil from mushrooms
• As a basis for marinades of meat and vegetables

Even if you make bread yourself, for example flatbread for a barbecue evening or Indian naan bread, the oil is a delicious alternative to tasteless oil.

Applications as a remedy

Garlic is a traditional remedy that is used for many purposes. Many uses of garlic have not been scientifically proven – such as its effectiveness against vampires. Nonetheless, you can use garlic oil as a home remedy.

Garlic can lower blood pressure and there are also many studies on lowering blood cholesterol, all of which suggest that garlic has the ability to lower blood lipid levels.

However, when using garlic oil as a natural remedy, you should note that even the healthiest vegetable oil is still a fat, the high calorie density of which is reflected on the hips with increased consumption – and thus has a negative effect on your health …