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Smoked garlic is just as easy as making roasted garlic in the oven, but the hint of smoke improves your cream cheese dips and butter compounds.
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How to smoke garlic
Smoked garlic can be made on any type of grill or smoker. The key is to heat the grill to 400F degrees with an indirect heat zone, so the garlic doesn’t smoke on the bottom.
Slice the top off of the garlic bulb. This will allow the smoke to infuse beyond the garlic peel.
Place the garlic on a sheet of foil and drizzle it with olive oil.
Set the foil on the smoker. Leave the foil open. That way, the smoke will reach the cloves.
It will take about 45 minutes for the cloves to soften.
How to use smoked garlic
Once the garlic is soft, let it cool to the touch. Then, squeeze the cloves out of the peels and set them aside. You can toss the peelings.
Mash the cloves with a fork and use them in your favorite recipes.
Garlic Smoked Cream Cheese
- 1 bulb smoked garlic
- 1 8-ounce package cream cheese
- pinch of salt
Remove the cloves from the bulb and smash with a spoon or your hands.
In a medium bowl, combine the garlic with the cream cheese, until blended. Season with salt.
Serve with candied jalapenos or red pepper jelly and crackers.
Garlic Smoked Butter
- 1 bulb smoked garlic
- 2 sticks salted butter, softened
Remove the cloves from the bulb and smash with a spoon or your hands.
In a medium bowl, combine the garlic with the butter, until blended.
Serve on grilled steak or toasted bread.
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Smoked Garlic for Cream Cheese and Butter
Ingredients
- 1 bulb garlic
- olive oil
Instructions
- Heat smoker to 400F degrees.
- Slice the top off of the garlic bulb. Place on a sheet of foil. Drizzle with olive oil. Place in smoker for 45 minutes, until the cloves are soft.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
