Meet our Garlic Lineup

Meet Our Garlic Collection

From our garden to your kitchen—and yours.

Explore Aledo Apiary’s newest lineup: 

 Garlic Bundles

 Garlic Honey

 Elephant Garlic Corms

Whether you’re cooking something delicious or planting your next harvest, there’s something here to bring home.

Garlic Bundles
Homegrown elephant garlic with large cloves and a mild flavor. Delicious roasted, spread on warm bread, or added to your favorite recipes.

Garlic Honey
Sweet meets savory in a flavorful pairing of garlic and honey. Enjoy it in marinades, dressings, and glazes, or drizzle it over roasted vegetables for a delicious finishing touch.

Elephant Garlic Corms
Grow a little flavor of your own! These small planting pieces grow around the base of elephant garlic. Fall is a great time to plant them in North Texas; with sunshine, well-draining soil, and patience, they can develop into future harvests.

Local, homegrown, and never imported in bulk.

Shop the collection at:

The Front Porch Farmstand at Aledo Apiary
📍 204 E Terrace Ct, Aledo, TX

Helpful Tips for using Garlic in your kitchen

Garlic is a flavorful ingredient that can add depth to soups, vegetables, beans, sauces, marinades, grains, meats, and other dishes. It contains sulfur compounds, including allicin, and can be part of a balanced diet.

How to Prepare Garlic

1. Separate a clove from the bulb and remove the papery outer skin.

2. Trim the root end if desired.

3. Slice, mince, chop, or crush the clove according to the recipe.

4. Let chopped, minced, sliced, or crushed garlic rest for about 10 minutes before cooking. This resting period allows the enzyme that helps form allicin to work and may help preserve more of garlic’s beneficial sulfur compounds. Add the garlic to the pan after it has rested.

5. Use small amounts at first if you are not accustomed to garlic’s flavor or if it causes digestive discomfort.

Cooking with Garlic

1. Sautéing: After allowing chopped or crushed garlic to rest, cook it briefly in oil over low to medium heat until fragrant. Avoid letting it brown too much, because burnt garlic can taste bitter.

2. Roasting: Roast whole bulbs or individual cloves with a little oil until soft and golden. Roasted garlic has a milder, sweeter flavor.

3. Soups and stews: Add garlic early for a mellow flavor or near the end for a sharper taste. If using chopped or crushed garlic, let it rest before adding it.

4. Sauces and marinades: Mix minced garlic with oil, vinegar or lemon juice, herbs, and spices. Rest the garlic before combining it with the other ingredients when practical.

5. Vegetables and grains: Toss cooked vegetables, rice, pasta, potatoes, or beans with sautéed or roasted garlic.

6. Raw preparations: Add finely minced garlic to dressings, dips, salsa, or spreads. Let it rest before using, and start with a small amount because raw garlic has a stronger flavor and may cause heartburn or stomach discomfort.

7. Garlic butter or oil: Combine cooked or roasted garlic with butter or oil and use it immediately. Refrigerate leftovers promptly and follow safe food-storage practices.

Garlic for Health

Garlic is a flavorful ingredient that contains sulfur compounds, including allicin. It can be part of a balanced diet and may offer general health benefits, but it is not a cure-all or a substitute for medical treatment.

How to Use Garlic for Health

1. Add fresh garlic to soups, vegetables, beans, sauces, marinades, and other meals.

2. Chop or crush garlic before cooking. Letting it rest briefly may help preserve some of its sulfur compounds.

3. Include garlic as part of a balanced eating pattern rather than relying on it to treat a specific condition.

4. Start with small amounts if garlic causes digestive discomfort or its flavor is too strong.

5. Choose garlic as a food before considering garlic supplements. Supplements may contain concentrated amounts and can carry additional risks.