What’s your favorite way to treat your garlic?
Apr 25th,
2008
Like our Japanese restaurant in Holland; bake the whole garlic toes brown in butter and boil it then in Kikkoman. mmmm so soft and delicate.
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Apr 25th,
2008
Thinly-sliced.
Apr 25th,
2008
Garlic any way, darling! Okay...I suppose minced is how I like it best, then pressed!
Apr 25th,
2008
I used to painstakingly finely minced my garlic in swift knife movements like how my mum thought me but lately I've taken to use a superbly designed garlic crusher from my fav dutch designers Royal VKB. The stainless steel crusher also get rid of the garlicky smell from my hands!
Apr 25th,
2008
Depends on what I'm making. Somtimes I like the texture of little bits of garlic in things that are lightly sauteed. But most of the time I opt for the simplicity of pressing, especially when I'm using a lot. I also feel like it releases more flavor because it breaks down the cell walls more completely.
Apr 25th,
2008
Depends. Sometimes I leave the cloves whole, for easy removal with piky eaters, sometimes I slice it or chop it coarsly. But most of the time I either use the mircoplane to finely grate garlic or rub it, with the help of kosher salt and the side of a chef's knife, to a fine paste.
Apr 25th,
2008
Flatten with the blade of my chef's knife, peel, then give it a quick chop-chop with the knife.
Have used a garlic press in the past, but I'd definitely classify it as one of the most useless kitchen gadget (alongside with garlic peeler!?!?).
Apr 25th,
2008
minced all the way and the more the better!
Apr 25th,
2008
minced :-)
Apr 25th,
2008
Most of the time I use my garlic cloves whole, just a little bit crushed to release the aromas, because T. has problems with garlic (not the smell/taste, rather his stomach), and thus he can fish it out. But on the rare occasions when I do put more garlich in my dishes, I always mince it. I read somewhere that pressing destroys everything good in the garlic...
Apr 25th,
2008
Both ways... It depends on the dish I'm preparing.
A wonderful picture!
Cheers,
Rosa
Apr 25th,
2008
Minced with my foolproof gadget! In don't want to miss it anymore.
Apr 25th,
2008
Minced for most cases and grinded with salt in some others. Grinding it with salt delivers the best result for any kind of arabian or libanese salads and sauces.
Apr 25th,
2008
very finely minced :) I like having "surprise" pieces to munch on ;)
Apr 25th,
2008
I couldn't live without garlic. It is involved in 99.9% of my meals. I rarely even get bad breath from it anymore! My favorite way is 'pressed' (i would never use that word to describe it) or "smashed" in a mortar and pestle to make a paste. I also love it thinly, thinly sliced.
But, one of my most favorite things to do w/ garlic is roast it. the flavor completely changes and can be added to anything as if it was a paste.
amy @ we are never full
Apr 25th,
2008
Usually i prefer to mince it. Especially if you don't eat the food right after preparing it. Pressed garlic quickly looses its aroma and starts to taste "old".
But if you have a lot of garlic to cut. You can press (with a knife blade) and than mince it to safe time.
And of course for a vinaigrette you should press it to bind the oil and vinegar.
Apr 25th,
2008
flattened with the side of my knife, sometimes slightly squashed and smashed..easier to cut up, smells divine and melts into sauces.
Apr 25th,
2008
Roasted, then squeezing the garlicky goodness onto warm bread.
Apr 25th,
2008
From a taste perspective, either will do. From a time-saving perspective, pressed.
I covet all things garllic. Beautiful shot!
Apr 26th,
2008
minced! i hate to clean the garlic presser...
Apr 26th,
2008
Minced for pizza, chutneys, meat (barbecue), and pressed for tzatziki, creams or sauces....mmmh... I love garlic...
Apr 27th,
2008
I love to use my press but sometimes (I saw Rachel Ray do this) I use a grater (sometimes the larger one, sometimes the microplane) - I hate chopping garlic and I see no discernible taste in the difference.
Apr 29th,
2008
I like to crush it in my mortar and pestle sometimes. For some recipes, I prefer chopped garlic.
It really depends on what I'm making.
BTW, that is a gorgeous pic!
Apr 30th,
2008
Pressed - much less work and I don't have to clean out the garlic press.
Apr 30th,
2008
minced it :)
Jul 17th,
2008
both ways...pressed first then mince it.. ;-)
Apr 25th,
2008
I prefer pressed...it is much faster and I struggle to mince garlic well! Gorgeous photo!