Bake: Place peeled garlic, 1 cup rendered chicken fat (or olive oil), 2 teaspoons kosher salt, and 2-4 sprigs fresh thyme in an oven safe baking dish. Let garlic confit cook for 2 - 2½ hours or until the garlic turns golden brown.
Store: Let cool slightly and enjoy immediately or store in a clean air-tight container in the fridge for up to 3 weeks.
Notes
Stove Top Method: add olive oil/chicken fat, garlic cloves, salt and thyme to a sauce pan and let simmer over medium-low heat for an hour or until garlic turns golden brown.
Storage: Store in airtight glass container in the fridge for up to 3 weeks.
Herbs: we love using fresh thyme, but you could also use fresh rosemary sprigs, a bay leaf, star anise, or black peppercorns!
Leftover Oil/Chicken Fat: Use garlic and/or leftover olive oil or chicken fat for cooking - we love using it in this Lemon Garlic Chicken.
Pro tip: pour some of the oil into ice cube trays and then you have pre-portioned servings of olive oil that you can use as needed!