Fermented Garlic greatness

I am absolutely obsessed! Fermented garlic greatness!

So this garlic potion is sublime and I had to make it - Frankie loves it, I caught her this morning on her step with the spoon in this garlicly jar eating it like a cheeky honey bear! Here is the recipe its beautifully easy....

If you mix raw honey (the runny kind, not creamed) and garlic together and leave it at room temp for a bit, it’ll ferment, thus turning it into an absolutely brilliant source of vitamins and good bacteria. This makes both the honey AND the garlic excellent foods to eat in Autumn & Winter to help boost your gut health and immune system.
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The recipe’s amazingly easy:
- Put individual garlic cloves in a clean jar. I peel them, but you don’t have to if you cant be bothered.
- Cover with raw honey. The RAW bit’s important as the bacteria you need for fermentation are removed when honey is pasteurised.
- Mix thoroughly to remove air pockets.
- Leave uncovered on the bench for a few days. Mix it up daily.
- When you get a froth of bubbles at the top, seal it and pop in a cool dark place.
Will keep for months and months if sealed properly. No need to wax or fancy seal the jar, I just use a Meredith Cheese jar that I’ve cleaned and reused, put the lid on like normal once the bubbles begin, and pop it in your cupboard. The cloves will turn a dark brown after time, that’s normal, once the honey is finished, keep the cloves in your sealed jar and use in cooking over time.
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A teaspoon of this honey, or one of the garlic cloves eaten daily is a great way to keep yourself healthy, so make enough to see you through a couple of months at a time.🍯 You can also use the cloves in most cooking dishes too! Bonus.

My other go - to immune potion is Elderberry Syrup - see how we make it HERE

All photos by Anna - Pixie Rouge Photography