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A jar of fermented garlic in honey

Fermented Garlic in Honey

An easy, delicious ferment
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Course: Preserve
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 5 - 6 bulbs garlic
  • 500 g honey

Equipment

  • 1 750-ml-jar with lid or flip-top
  • bowl
  • Spoon

Method
 

  1. Separate the cloves and peel them. This is easiest, when you soak them for about 3 minutes in hot (not boiling!) water.
  2. Put the peeled garlic cloves in the jar.
  3. Pour the honey over the garlic cloves and stir until all the cloves are completely covered with honey.
  4. Secure the lid onto the jar, but - in case of a twist-off lid - not too tightly. That way, the gases that will form during fermentation, can leak out.
  5. Put the jar in a tray or bowl and set it at room temperature ( about 20 °C / 68 °F).
  6. Turn the jar upside down at least once a day and wait until the garlic cloves resurface. Then, turn it back and let the microbes do their work.
  7. Let the garlic ferment for 2 - 4 weeks (depending on the room temperature).
    Afterwards, put the jar in a cool basement.
    Let it mature for at least 3 months, better 6 months.

Notes

You can store fermented garlic in honey in a cool place for years. Although my prediction is, it won't last that long. So delicious...