Smoke Dried Garlic
After a 48 hours smoke and 3 days in the dehydrator - I ground down these garlic "nuts" to produce some of the finest garlic powder I have ever used. A long process, but one well worth the wait.
Ingredients:
12 - 24 garlic bulbs
About 10 pounds of wood chips (your choice put I used Oak and Pecan)
Directions:
- Cold smoke the husked glaric cloves whole for roughly 48 hours keeping internal temperature of smoker at or below 125 ° Garlic will become a brownish color as smoking continues.
- When smoking is complete remove cloves and allow to cool completely (to check for dryness - in some climates the dehydrator may not be needed) before placing cloves into a dehydrator set at 125 °.
- Dry garlic cloves until they are completely dry - and slightly hard - remove smaller cloves first as they become dry, removing large cloves as they become completely dried. Total Drying time may approach 3 days.
- Placed dried cloves on a plate for an additional day or two and allow the cloves to "harden" - when they are done they will feel very similar to nuts in weight and hardness.
- Store in a airtight container until used.
- Grind several nuts at a time in a spice grinder to desired consistency.
