Garlic Oil Recipe

Ingredients:

10 large dried cloves garlic, skinned and halved

1 pint (570 ml) olive oil (preferably extra-virgin) or sunflower oil

Method:

Put the garlic into a warm, sterilized jar.

Heat the oil to around 180ºC/350ºF and then pour it over the garlic in the bottle/jar and cover tightly.

Leave to stand in a sunny place for 1 to 2 weeks and then strain through 2 thicknesses of muslin.

Pour into a sterilized bottle and seal with a sterilized cork or screw-top.

Makes about 1 pint (570 ml) of Garlic Oil.