Kitchen Hack: How To Prep Garlic

Raw or cooked, garlic’s familiar flavor and aroma elevate recipes from good to great making chicken, potatoes, pasta sauces and dips sing. Whether you need a clove or a head, we’ll teach how to separate, peel, slice and chop, so you can make the most of this cooking essential.

Just past its thin papery skin lays the secret to amazing dishes. Raw or cooked, garlic’s familiar flavor and aroma elevate recipes from good to great making chicken, potatoes, pasta sauces and dips sing. Whether you need a clove or a head, we’ll teach how to separate, peel, slice and chop, so you can make the most of this cooking essential. Warning: This video isn’t scratch and sniff, but you’ll swear it is.

Ready to get cooking? Try some of these garlicky recipes:

Sautéed Greens with Garlic

 

Gingery Garlicky Tempeh
Honey-Garlic Popcorn

 

Garlic and Shallot "Buttah"
Grilled Halibut with Turmeric, Garlic and Capers
Garlic-Roasted Fingerling Potatoes with Buttermilk Dressing

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