DIY: Garlic infused Olive oil

This is for those that love garlic, but don't want to spend all that high money on garlic infused olive oil.  Yes, it is a great idea and it is wonderful in cooking, but why spend $8 for a single bottle.  If you are like me, then that bottle is gone in no time.   I decided to make my own.  This is a pretty simple recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 bottle of Olive Oil {{You pick}}
• 1-2 cloves of fresh garlic 

Instructions:

• Mince garlic cloves.  I love garlic so the more the merrier, but I tend to stop at 2-cloves.  When I mean mince I mean cutting the cloves of garlic to small pieces.  No mincing is perfect.  We are not on a cooking show.  But  you will be stuffing these pieces down the opening of the bottle. Determine how big or small you want to mince.
• Once minced.  Open the bottle of olive oil.  Naturally you will be placing your garlic pieces inside of the bottle.
• Shake hard or other words vigorously.  Shake it like you are mad at some one. 
• I prefer to let it set in a cool dark place.  I shake it once a day.  
• After 7-days, your garlic infused olive oil shall be ready to be used in your cooking. 

Please play around for your desired flavor.   I know 2-cloves can be much since I live in Salinas, Ca and Gilroy, {{the garlic capital of the world} is right around...well about 30-minutes away.  That is why I stated fresh garlic.  Elephant garlic has a very sweet taste to it.  If you know about garlic then you can always find the flavor you are looking for.

**Be creative** Add Thyme or Rosemary to your garlic flavored olive oil or make several different kinds.  Stores sell fresh herbs, go ahead and add them to your creations.  I have a rosemary and thyme garlic infused olive oil and it took the same amount of time.  You have to shake it every day to help swish the olive oil around, but the smell and flavor is fantastic.

Always have fun with cooking.....

~Irenia Guajardo~