How to Crush Garlic Recipe | Rafael's Video | Craftlog

Recipe video made by Rafael Published on 3/6/2018, viewed by 1380 , 2 Comments

Basic cooking techniques

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What you will need

garlic cloves

chef's knife

How to cook

1

at the last moment to split the skin fo easy peeling.

Remove the hard, root side of the clove. I use a knife, and tilt the knife at the last moment to split the skin fo easy peeling.

2

a firm thwack with the heal of your palm to start. Then slice the cloves thin.

With the side of a chef's knife placed over the peeled cloves, you can give a firm thwack with the heal of your palm to start. Then slice the cloves thin.

3

garlic, you reduce it to a paste.

By pressing the blade of the knife into the garlic and dragging through the garlic, you reduce it to a paste.

4

Scrape up the crushed garlic and put it to use.

Comments

Paulo Stakteas3/8/2018 ☰

This procedure seemed difficult to me. Here in Mozambique we have an instrument made of wood, which is called PYLON. I think the "scientific" name of this instrument is a mortar. There is a large, which is used for pillar cereals such as corn for example, and another small (pestle), which we use to macerate the garlic, piripire, ginger and aromatic herbs. The small pestle undoes the garlic very well, may even make it a potato if you wish. It is very easy to use and very efficient.

hi paulo! thank you for the tips. I will update this howto shortly with other tools used to crush garlic. For me I prefer using the knife, since it doesn't require any other tools.

Está bem. Vou ficar esperando!

Subaddra Sankruti3/11/2018 ☰

Wow, this seems easy! I always use (mini) mortar & pestle. Thanks for the idea👍

We will add the other ways. I like this way because there's no other tools involved.