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Infusing

Cream, oil, or stock sits briefly with garlic, a herb, or peel and takes on the smell.

What to do

1. Warm the fat or the liquid over a quiet heat.
2. Add garlic, thyme, bay, or peel. You want scent, not colour.
3. Strain it off before the aroma turns bitter.

A common slip. Left too long, garlic turns the whole pot bitter.