We pickled our way through hundreds of garlic cloves to come up with the ideal brine—piquant and smoky, not too sweet, and just a bit saline—a condiment in its own right.
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To achieve the best texture, color, and flavor, we tested several methods for preparing the cloves. We tried pan-roasting them to add a toasted flavor but found the texture of the cloves degraded too quickly in the brine. Peeling and packin...