Name: Confit Garlic Hummus Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 60 grams Tahini paste; 1 lemon; 1 garlic clove; salt; water; 500 grams chickpeas; 2 tsp baking soda; 2 lemons; 120 grams Tahini paste; 1/2 tsp salt; 6-8 confit garlic cloves; 1tbs olive oil; 1 cup ice water; 1 bunch of fresh parsley; 500 ml olive oil; 24 garlic cloves; 2 green chilies; 10-12 sprigs of thyme

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Everyone loves good hummus. If they don’t, it means that they didn’t have the chance to try one. This hummus recipe will guide you to a very interesting confit garlic hummus, that you will love for sure. If you do not have confit garlic, don’t be scared. It’s easy to make and all the steps are described below.

I tried multiple hummus recipes in the past, but I didn’t find anything satisfactory. It was watery or without any taste. I decided to see how some Middle Eastern Chefs are doing it and to give it another try. I understood where my previous mistakes were and I was able to obtain a nice garlic confit hummus this time. In fact, it was the best hummus I ever had. That’s why I decided to share the recipe here.

How to make hummus – hummus recipe

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Hummus is normally made from chickpeas. You will have to prepare your chickpeas one night in advance. For a 6-person hummus, add 500 grams of chickpeas into a bowl and cover with water. There should be at least 2 fingers of water on top of the chickpeas. To help in the softening, you can add 1 Tsp of baking soda into the water.

The next day, add the chickpeas into a pot with boiling water. Use medium heat, and boil them until you can squish the chickpea between your fingers. Again, to help with the softening you can add 1 tsp of baking soda to the boiling water. Do not add salt at the beginning of the boiling process as this will make the chickpeas harder and you will not get a creamy consistency for your hummus recipe. Take out any skin and foam that might arise during the boiling process.

When the boiled chickpeas are ready add them to a food processor. Please put apart a hand of boiled chickpeas. In this step is very important to use a food processor and not a blender. For a blender, you will need a lot of liquid to be able to blend everything well and this will give your hummus dip a watery taste. Instead, a food processor is built to process solid food without added water.

Besides the chickpeas, the other hummus ingredients will be the juice from 1.5 lemons, 120 grams of tahini paste, 1/2 Tsp. salt and 6-8 confit garlic cloves. Blitz everything until smooth. To obtain an aerated confit garlic hummus add 1 tsp of ice water and blitz again. Repeat this last step until the hummus has the texture you want. Do not make it too runny still. For the final step, we will need Tahini sauce and confit garlic again. You can do also hummus without tahini, but it will not have the same taste. Let me show you how to make these two.

How to make confit garlic

For this hummus recipe, you will need confit garlic. Confit garlic is easy to make and can be prepared well in advance. It’s good to have some in the kitchen for different recipes, not only for confit garlic hummus. Confit garlic has a nice and subtle garlic flavor and it is not as hard as raw garlic.

To make it, add 500 ml of Olive Oil in a saucepan together with 24 garlic cloves (peeled), and 1-2 green chilies. Depending on your taste you can add different herbs here. Add 10-12 sprigs of thyme or you can add 10 sprigs of rosemary. Place the pan on medium-low heat and cover it. Keep it on the heat for 25 minutes. It’s ready when the garlic started to change its color. At that moment take it from the heat and keep it with the lid on for another 10 minutes so the cooking process will continue. After the 10 minutes pass, strain the oil into a clean jar. Then spoon in the garlic cloves, the green chilies, and the herbs. Use this oil when you want to add garlic flavor to your food.

How to make Tahini sauce – tahini sauce recipe

Tahini paste is a very common ingredient in the Middle East. It is made from toasted sesame seeds that are grounded into a paste. From this paste, by using this tahini sauce recipe, you can make a Tahini sauce that can accompany a lot of dishes like salads, roasted vegetables, kebabs, etc… For the paste, you need approximately 60 grams of Tahini paste, juice from 1 lemon, 1 garlic clove, salt to taste, and water.

To make it, just whisk together all the ingredients without water. Add a little water and whisk. Continue adding water and whisking until you got a nice pouring texture. At the beginning of the process, the tahini sauce will look awkward, but as you slowly add water and whisk it will come together and form a nice sauce that can be poured on different dishes. Try this tahini sauce recipe and you will see how easy it is to make the sauce. It will take you less than 5 minutes to finish it.

How do you decorate a hummus plate?

For the final step, add the hummus to a nice serving plate. Make a small dip into the middle by doing circular moves with a spatula. Drizzle the Tahini sauce in it. On top add a few cloves of confit garlic, the chickpeas that were put apart, and in the middle place one confit chilly. Sprinkle some freshly cut parsley and drizzle olive oil on top of it. The dish is ready! Add some pita near the dish and you will have an amazing hummus and pita appetizer. Enjoy the hummus!

How long does hummus last

Typically you can keep hummus in the refrigerator for up to 4-5 days. It can last even less if the temperature in your fridge is too high. How can you know if it goes bad? You can feel that the smell and taste are off and in the case of very old hummus, you may see dark spots, mold, and discoloration on its surface.

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