Oceanwood Country Inn

Mayne Island, British Columbia, Canada

Specialty Recipe

Baked Oceanwood Garlic and Thyme Brulee

Ingredients

2 whole heads of garlic

10 ml (2 teaspoons) olive oil

Sprig of fresh thyme

6 egg yolks

255 ml (9 ounces) whipping cream

7 ml (1-1/2 teaspoon) salt

10 ml (2 teaspoons) freshly ground pepper

15 ml (1 Tablespoon) chopped fresh thyme

Slice root ends off garlic heads and discard. Drizzle each cut side of the garlic heads with olive oil. Place the garlic and the thyme sprig in a square of foil and wrap tightly. Bake in a 190-degree C (375-degree F) oven for 30 minutes.

Gently squeeze the baked cloves of garlic out of their skins and chop finely. Divide the baked garlic among 6 ovenproof ramekins. Beat the egg yolks with the cream and strain through a fine strainer. Stir in salt, pepper, and thyme and then pour mixture into the ramekins.

Place the ramekins in a pan of hot water that comes 2/3 of the way up each ramekin. Cover with foil and bake at 150 degrees C (300 degrees F) for 20 to 30 minutes. Remove the ramekins from the hot water bath and cool. Place brulees under a hot broiler just long enough to lightly brown the tops. Let cool to room temperature and serve.

Serves: 6.

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