Cooking Tips for Garlic

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  Warm garlic flakes slightly either in a microwave oven or on a griddle before peeling. The skin will come off easily.

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• Garlic skin comes off easily if the garlic cloves are slightly warmed before peeling.

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• When using cooked or raw garlic as an ingredient in dishes that will be stored for several days, be sure to remove any small green shoots found in the centre of the cloves. These shoots have a slightly bitter taste, which develop over time and can be imparted to the finished dish.

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• You can add garlic, rosemary, dill or any other herb to wine vinegar and use it to flavour a salad, vegetable or main dish.

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• Mash about six cloves of garlic and add to half a cup of butter. Then add chopped chives or parsley, form into logs, wrap in plastic and freeze. Slice as needed to add to meats or vegetables or use as a spread on bread.

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• After chopping garlic or onions, run a lemon quarter over the knife blade and the chopping board to remove the odour.

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• Warm garlic flakes slightly either in a microwave oven or on a griddle before peeling. The skin will come off easily.

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• Garlic is known to keep cancer cells from forming, can help prevent heart disease, hypertension and even has antibacterial properties.

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• To make garlic cloves easier to peel, microwave them for about 10-15 seconds.

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• Garlic can be grated and stored in an airtight jar in the fridge for quite sometime. you may add a bit of salt and oil to it.

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• To remove garlic odor from the hands, just rub the hands with a piece of stainless steel flatware under running water and most of the smell magically goes away.

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• Garlic stored under optimum conditions in a dark, cool, dry place with plenty of ventilation will last from several weeks to one year. Ideally, try to use fresh garlic within a few weeks and do not refrigerate it unless the garlic has been peeled or chopped.

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• To remove the smell of onion or garlic from hands rub them on stainless steel

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• Keep garlic skins from sticking to your hands while peeling Soak the garlic flakes in a cup of water for five minutes before peeling

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• To peel the garlic soon to avoid burning sensation for finger tips you have to soak them in water for 15 to 20 min.Then u will enjoy to peel more n more

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• When peeling garlic, thump the clove with the side of a knife or cleaver and the skin will lift away easily.

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• Wash the garlic buds before peeling the skin. The skin of the garlic will come off easily and quickly

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• Garlic is used along with onion for making the base of the curries and other dishes

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• While using ginger and garlic paste in curries, always use garlic at 60% ratio and ginger at 40% as ginger is very strong and may make your dish sharp and pungent.

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• Warm garlic flakes a little either in a microwave or on griddle before peeling, to make the skin come off easily

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• easy peel of garlic. Place about 10 flakes of garlic in the microwave for 20 seconds.

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