Before you learn to use spices to make delicately seasoned dishes, you have to know your spices. There is a tendency in mainstream American spicing to throw a bunch of spices together and call it good. Many consumers feel that others know better than they do, but you are the authority on your own palate.
Garlic is one of those tiny ingredients that make a big difference in your cooking, and once you know how to use it, your cooking instantly becomes more flavorful and confident. Whether you’re brand new to the kitchen or just looking to level up your everyday meals, this is your friendly starting point for cooking with garlic.
Garlic
Garlic grows as a bulb under the ground. It is related to onions and leeks. It has seasoned food and drink from around the world, as well as treatments for a variety of conditions, including infections and high cholesterol.
Garlic is found as whole bulbs with multiple cloves, minced in olive oil, powdered, or mixed with salt.
When you are first learning a spice, try a dish with just that spice alone.
Start with a whole bulb. Peel away a bit of the thick fibrous dried stalk and root. Hold it in your hand and cup it to your nose, inhaling deeply the sweet odor with just a hint of spicy bite. Peel one clove, making sure to remove the paper-thin outer layer. Smash it on a cutting board with the broad side of a large knife. Chop fine, and once again inhale deeply, noting that the spicy bite has been augmented and the sweetness has receded.
You are almost ready to spice, but before you do, take a tiny few bits of the garlic you have chopped and rub them gently between your fingers. Feel the slightly oily quality, which will allow it to infuse the dish you will add it to.
Minced garlic in olive oil can be used if you’re short on time for peeling and chopping.
Now try a recipe.
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