How to Cut Garlic - 5 Simple Ways
smashed, sliced, minced, pressed, whole and what recipe goes best
Ingredients
- 2 Whole Garlic Bulbs firm to the touch
Instructions
- Smashed Garlic - Place the flat side of the knife over the garlic and firmly press down. Do not slice and leave to cook in pasta sauces and stews for a mild flavor.
- Sliced Garlic - Using a chef's knife and holding the garlic, very carefully slice. If you're uncomfortable using a knife so close to your fingers, OXO makes an amazing tool to help cut garlic. This tool also has attachments and can work for other methods! Perfect for seafood like muscles. This method will show the garlic and you will taste for a medium flavor.
- Minced Garlic - Hold your hand over the cook's knife and chop into small bits. You can finely chop or keep larger. Depends on if you want to the garlic to melt into or or if you want to see it. The flavor for this method is more medium to strong. This is perfect for meats like meatballs, meatloaf etc..
- Pressed Garlic - Using s garlic presser or using a mortar and pestle. Smash the garlic unitl you fully recease all of its flavor. It will essentially be paste like. This can be used all recipes but please not that the garlic flavor is strong!
- Whole Cloves- If you're not a huge garlic fan but want a hint of flavor, this is your way. You are remove the outer skin but not crushing into the garlic clove. It will over a very mild flavor.