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Crushed Garlic

Prep Time 5

Canning Time 40

Total Time 45

Servings half-pint jars

Ingredients

6 pint jars sanitized, with lids and rings
2 lb peeled garlic
2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp citric acid
1 cup boiling water

Instructions

Parboil the garlic

Bring a medium pot of water to boil
Turn off heat and submerge garlic cloves for 5 minutes
Drain the garlic

Mince the garlic

Mince by hand, or with a food processor, or with a food grinder
Mix in the salt and citric acid

Mix in boiling water

Bring the 1 cup water to boil
Stir the boiling water in to the garlic

Canning the Garlic

Set up the 6 half-pint jars near the cooking area with their lids and rings handy
Add canning rack to the instant pot and fill with ~2 inches of water
Distribute the garlic evenly among the pint jars
Wipe the rims of the jars clean as necessary
Apply lids and screw the bands to finger tightness on the jars
Using the jar lifter, lower the jars in to the instant pot
Secure the lid of the instant pot and make sure the pressure valve is set
Program the instant pot to cook under high pressure for 40 minutes, and make sure to disable the Keep Warm setting

Wrapping up the process

After the instant pot has finished cooking, be sure to let it come down to ambient pressure using the natural release cycle, do not try to do the quick release cycle as this can cause liquid to be forced out of the jars and potentially break the seals
Once the instant pot is safe to open, open it and use the jar lifter to pull the jars out and place on a towel too dry and cool down
If the rings on the jars are loose, they can be finger tightened again, carefully
Leave the jars to cool, you should hear the lids popping as the pressure creates a seal on the jars
After the jars have cooled, the rings can be removed and the jars are now shelf-stable and safe to store in a pantry to be eaten later
If any jar failed to seal, it is safe to either use immediately or refrigerate for later use

Notes

Peeled garlic:

If you find the prospect of peeling 2 lbs of garlic cloves daunting, you can buy whole peeled garlic in bulk for this recipe as I do.

Crushing the garlic:

I highly recommend using a food grinder to mince the garlic, I use the food grinder attachment for my Kitchenaid mixer. Using this method in conjunction with buying peeled garlic takes the bulk of the work out of this recipe.