The Confit Principle

Today's Tip

Fat is a preservative, not just a cooking medium. Duck confit exists because a duck cooked slowly in its own fat and stored under it keeps for months without refrigeration.

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Cook a head of garlic cloves gently submerged in olive oil for forty minutes. Keep them in the oil in the fridge and use both the cloves and the oil all week.

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