How to Crush Garlic

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Recipe video made by Rafael Published on 03/06/2018, viewed by 39801 , 2 Comments

Basic cooking techniques. Using the side of your knife.

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What you will need

garlic cloves

chef's knife

(Nutritional facts 13 calories, 0.53 g fat, 2 g carbohydrates, 0.17 g protein, undefined mg cholesterol, 26 mg sodium)

How to cook

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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.

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 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.

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 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.

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Scrape up the crushed garlic and put it to use.

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Paulo Stakteas avatar
Paulo Stakteas
03/08/2018 ☰
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.
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Subaddra Sankruti avatar
Subaddra Sankruti
03/11/2018 ☰
Wow, this seems easy! I always use (mini) mortar & pestle. Thanks for the idea👍
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