Garlic does best if it can experience a “dormancy” period of colder weather—at least 40˚F (4°C)—that lasts 4 to 8 weeks. When planted in the fall, garlic bulbs have time to develop healthy roots before temperatures drop and/or the ground freezes, but not enough time for the g...
but also requires a bit of prep.This post will most likely be a bit long but hopefully by the end you will have a VERY good idea on how to braid your own garlic. You can click on the images to see larger versions.Let’s get started!
Mincing garlic into fine, uniform pieces maximizes its surface area, allowing for even distribution and infusion of flavor in the dish. Rupturing garlic cell walls releases an amino acid that reacts with alliinase to produce allicin, which gives garlic its characteristic bite and odor. Mince garl...
If you are worried about them being too strong, or biting your tongue (I wondered how on Earth people could eat a whole garlic clove before trying them) don’t worry at all. The cooking process gets rid of all that, you get all the garlic flavors and none of the bite. You also get...
But fresh garlic can be a nuisance to deal with. You’ve got to break apart the bulb, peel the cloves, dice, slice, smash, or pulverize them, then spend more time getting the smell off your fingers than you did prepping the scant teaspoon the recipe called for. ...
Once you grow garlic, there is no return to buying it at the stores. It tastes so much better as a fresh product and is so easy to grow that anyone can do it. Did you know that there is a chemical called allicin within those garlic bulbs? That’s where the aroma comes from. I ...
How to Mince Garlic & Keep It from Sticking to Your Knife By getexcellent Feb 26, 2016 Vegetable Recipes WonderHowTo Need to know how to mince garlic without having it stick to your knife? Then you need this quick guide from The Kitchn. With the proper technique, chopping garlic ca...
I hate to fire up the oven for something so small as roasting garlic, and prefer to do it while I am cooking something else. But to know I can get very similar results in a fry pan…I love it! I just did it, and the cloves softened up beautifully. I plan to mash with a ...
Following are the historical and traditional medicinal uses of garlic. Not meant to prescribe or treat any diseases. Every heard of an apple a day keeps the doctor away, well the same thing can be said for garlic. “ A garlic a day helps keep the doctor at bay” ...
Because of this, I do not recommend adding garlic to the lotus root soup with pork ribs and peanuts. Sweet Corn. Various Chinese soups include sweet corn in the recipe for its sweetness and clean flavor. My family recipe does not include sweet corn. We think the taste of pork ribs, ...