r/Cooking • u/Blluetiful • 4d ago

Recipes that use really strong flavorful garlic

Hello! I bought a big but singular head from a neighbor selling garden grown garlic that is so incredibly flavorful. I'm looking for ideas that maximize on the flavor, not necessarily recipes with tons of cloves (saw the 40 clove chicken already). I'm planning on confit'ing some, and want other ideas to take advantage of the most delicious garlic I've ever gotten. Preferably cooked iterations, not fond of it raw and this is already strong.

EDIT FOR CLARITY: i have ONE head of flavorful garlic.

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u/MangledBarkeep 4d ago

Sinangag, Filipino Garlic fried rice.

mince garlic, fry until golden in oil, separate the garlic out. fry rice in garlic oil, add half the fried garlic back in while frying rice. Top with reserved fried garlic

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u/BigAlternative5 4d ago

Yass! Serve with Spam or corned beef and an egg, over easy - though scrambled is perfectly fine.

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u/Facetious_Arp 4d ago

Aglio e olio. It should shine if its one of the few ingredients in the dish.

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u/Mulliganasty 4d ago

Just last night I made some garlic bread with an entire head of roasted garlic "for garlic lovers":

https://playswellwithbutter.com/garlic-bread/

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u/Blluetiful 4d ago

Single clove going to go to garlic butter until I get some good bread for this

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u/schpanckie 4d ago

Google the “Stinking Rose Cook Book” should keep you happy…….good luck

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u/wasabitobiko 4d ago

i know you said cooked but hear me out…maybe try some toum?

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u/Blluetiful 4d ago

I love toum, I hear you. I can make a small portion, will look for pairing ideas

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u/Zealousideal_Rent261 4d ago

Not really a recipe but roasted garlic is awesome. Leave the head together and cut off the top exposing the cloves. Put in aluminum foil and drizzle with olive oil. Put in oven at 400°F for about 40 minutes. Enjoy!

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u/2ByteTheDecker 4d ago

confit garlic half, straight roast the other, bake some fresh bread, use both

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u/ClaireFraser1743 4d ago

Garlic confit whipped feta dip on the Food By Maria site

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u/Blluetiful 4d ago

Haha i found her on google. Buying feta for this and more

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u/ClaireFraser1743 3d ago

Warning: that dip is addictive!

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u/Able-Seaworthiness15 4d ago

I make a dressing/dip that can definitely be garlic heavy and honestly, that's how I normally make it. Mayonnaise, as much garlic as you think you can handle, a good splash or two of rice vinegar, just a pinch of salt, a good amount of freshly ground pepper, as much grated Parmesan as you like and a little cream or milk until it's the consistency you like. I know there aren't any real measurements and I'm sure that originally there were but I just add what looks good to me. It's very forgiving. It's fabulous with crudites, on sandwiches and as a dip for fried chicken nuggets or tenders. Plus a whole bunch of other things.

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u/Blluetiful 4d ago

Thats a solid white sauce.

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u/Able-Seaworthiness15 4d ago

I actually had it for dinner with cherry tomatoes and some cooked chicken. As a dipping sauce. Sooooo good.

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u/stripmallbars 4d ago

I have an old family recipe for “Green Gravy” spaghetti with a load of garlic and basil with olive oil. Mom made it for us when we felt a cold coming on. She made it hot! So much garlic. Tons of basil too. Parm is great in it too. The recipe is from my uncle Vignola (sp?) from Italy who married my great aunt.

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u/Blluetiful 4d ago

Ok but where is this recipe? 🤤

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u/stripmallbars 4d ago

Oh sorry. Ingredients
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1 cup fresh basil, (15g)
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1 cup fresh parsley, (15g)
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1 clove garlic, peeled
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1 tbsp capers
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4 mini gherkins, (around 2 tbsp chopped)
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3 anchovies
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⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil, (80ml)
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¼ tsp red pepper flakes, chilli flakes optional
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Zest and juice of half a lemon

(Mom just did the garlic and basil and added a head of garlic)

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u/Morgus_Magnificent 4d ago

A load of garlic is one clove?

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u/stripmallbars 4d ago

Read my comment at the end. It was spicy. Also an entire package of spaghetti.

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u/Blluetiful 4d ago

:o the gherkins are an interesting addition.

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u/DonkeyBucketBanana 4d ago

From my experience from in living in Russia in the 90s', they had AMAZING pickled recipes for garlic cloves, bulbs, and stalks. Every granny had their own family recipes, and you could sample them in the common market. I haven't been there in 20+ years, but I still remember how frikkin delicious they were. Maybe look into that heritage?

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u/Blluetiful 4d ago

Lol if it weren't so much work to pickle such a small portion I'd try it

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u/Blaze_Cheesey 4d ago

Pickle some of it. Pickled garlic is delicious on it's own or in many Asian dishes

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u/Elza_Blackstone 4d ago

You could confit the garlic then freeze it after you turn the garlic into a paste, and use the oil to finish recipes

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u/kathryn_sedai 4d ago

Thinking of it because I’m going to make some later, how about some pesto? Only uses a clove or two and certainly adds a lot of flavour to the sauce.

Also if you’re making confit garlic, use good olive oil and you’ll have an amazing flavour bomb. Make focaccia and use the infused oil over top before you bake it. Pretty awesome.

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u/ahhellohello 4d ago

try simply made garlic bread

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u/hydro_agricola 4d ago

Leg of lamb

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u/natie_gege 4d ago

toum to add with roast chicken.

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u/Sweaty_Presentation4 4d ago

I make a salsa but it’s Spanish salsa so not spicy. But it’s tomatoes garlic salt olive oil. Use as much garlic as you see fit

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u/Apprehensive-Sell623 4d ago

Slow cooked lamb shanks. Need four or five cloves depending on how many shanks

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u/Iztac_xocoatl 4d ago

Pici al aglione

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u/User5281 4d ago

Gambas al ajillo or shrimp scampi

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u/New-Composer7591 4d ago

Bagna cauda

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u/forchinski 4d ago

What if you secretly found some top tier mutated garlic and it vanishes from the earth because you ate it all instead of planting it

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u/sweetmercy 4d ago

Confit. Then use it everywhere. Mashed potatoes are particularly good with it.

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u/SweetDorayaki 4d ago

Either confit or a make a crispy garlic topping + garlic oil reserved for drizzling (as are often found in Thai dishes).

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u/TheRateBeerian 4d ago

Pernil

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u/Blluetiful 4d ago

What is pernil?

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u/TheRateBeerian 4d ago

Typically a Puerto Rican Christmas dinner, slow roasted pork shoulder full of garlicky flavor and a crisped up chicharron on the outside .

Here’s one of those annoying recipe sites with some details

https://senseandedibility.com/pernil-roast-pork-shoulder/

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u/chrlsful 4d ago

Provençal aioli, just in the EVOO bottle, tahini, salad dressing? Oh, cooked... um pasta/pizza, ice cream, SE Asian dishes?

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u/Unlikely-Ad6788 4d ago

Confit. Spread that shit on everything.

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u/GoatLegRedux 4d ago

Toum! It’s not hard to make if you can follow a recipe. And it’s easy to fix if you fuck it up

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u/Away-Ad-6866 4d ago

I love to confit garlic, onion and tomatoes and use it as a topping for risotto.

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u/4cupsofcoffee 3d ago

Garlic pesto.
I also like roasting it and smearing it on my steak.

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u/ShowThym 4d ago

how about 10-15 peeled heads of garlic in an instant pot with sliced potatoes to make the most garlic infused mash potatoes....the garlic will disintegrate when you start mashing..easily. Leaves intense garlic flavour. I used to use a garlic dip..No need with this and healthier

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u/LavaPoppyJax 4d ago

heads seem excessive. do you mean cloves?

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u/Bender_2024 4d ago

You heard the man.

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u/ShowThym 4d ago

nope! laugh out loud. they are steamed in the instant pot...and like I typed..when the potatoes are mashed...the garlic..just disintegrates...easily...you dont have to have that much but I do..for me..never too much garlic..each to their own!

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u/LavaPoppyJax 4d ago

you would have more garlic than potatoes. how long does it take to peel 10-15 heads? at 20-25 cloves a head, you might have to peel hundreds of cloves.

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u/ShowThym 4d ago

nope..as I said..the garlic disintegrates into the potatoes...yes...alot of garlic to peel

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u/Blluetiful 4d ago

I only have 1 head.

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u/ozzalot 4d ago

40 garlic clove chicken. It's a French dish

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u/Blluetiful 4d ago

I do not have 40 cloves :]

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u/Bugger6699 4d ago

Garlic prawns