Herbed Goat Cheese Spread with Preserved Garlic
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Herbed Goat Cheese Spread with Preserved Garlic
Step 8:
...and cut them into nice, small pieces.
Put the fresh herbs into the bowl with the goat cheese.
Step 9:
We have one more ingredient to work with. Inside this jar is a potent culinary weapon.
Preserved Garlic. I started doing this a few years ago when I came by some really inexpensive, good-quality garlic. I bought enough of it that I knew I'd never use it before it got old, so I looked around for ways to keep it in usable form. Many people and sites I consulted suggested using olive oil, but oils do nothing to counter the growth of botulism. Instead I chose soy sauce. High in salt, soy sauce preserves garlic for longer than it takes me to use it, doesn't allow anything untoward to grow in it, and adds a fair amount of flavor besides. The garlic itself gets much more aromatic, but the individual cloves become less intense. When this jar opens, everyone in the neighborhood knows about it. And boy are they jealous.
