During these unprecedented times, people are at home having to figure out what to do with all of this new found time, because of these Corona Virus Stay at Home orders. Many people have been taking the initiative to teach themselves new skills and hobbies. Believe it or not, but a big percentage of our population does not know how to prepare a healthy homemade meal from scratch, using fresh organic foods that need actual preparation. A few of the top recent Google searches, are questions about how to cook and prepare specific meals, which is great. We think it is very important for families to be eating healthy nutritious unprocessed organic foods.
We recently had people ask us, what is the best way to prepare garlic… We decided it would be a great opportunity to ask Antonio Rakigjija, the President of Agropex Trading, a wholesale dried goods import and export company, whose primary focus is garlic, what the best way to prepare garlic is? “Here at Agropex Trading, we pride ourselves in the quality of produce that we deliver to our distribution partners worldwide. We work with rural farmers who have passionately grown food on their land for generations. So working with proper quality produce is important.
There are many different ways to prepare and cook your garlic, it truly depends on what type of meal your are going to make. There are about four general ways to prepare your garlic. When you grab a head of garlic, you need to pull the cloves out of the bulb. The best way to do this, is by placing the palm of your hand on the crown of the bulb and with your weight, lean into the garlic head. This will break up the bulb and leave you with individual pieces called cloves. These little beauties contain so much flavor, they can really make a difference in your cooking. Go ahead and grab a kitchen cooking knife. With the flat side of the knife, and the blade pointed away from you, lay it on top of the clove. With one solid little tap with your hand, you should be able to crack that outer skin of the clove. The ends will be broken off and you can easily pull the clove out of the husk and the root that holds it. Now you will have a fresh clove of garlic. Now we have four different ways to prepare this little garlic clove:
Number 1:
Once you have a fresh clove of garlic, you can simply place it in the pot and roast or fry it. This will give you a subtle sweet flavor that can compliment a variety of tasty meals.
Number 2:
Grab your clove of garlic and lay it on its side. With a kitchen cooking knife, slice the clove up with an up and down rocking motion. Use the chopped up thicker pieces in the early stages of your cooking.
Number 3:
Grab your kitchen knife and cut your clove down the center. Finely chop your clove, the same as you would do for an onion. Keep the tip of the knife on the cutting board and use the base of the knife to go up and down the clove. Continue this until you have a pile of tiny finer pieces to throw into your pot.
Number 4:
Some meals need a paste style of garlic. This time, you will lay the kitchen knife on its side and place it above the fresh clove of garlic. With the palm of your hand, lean into the knife and squash the clove. Continue you to flatten it out as much as you can. Ad a bit of salt and with the flex in the knife, continue to squash it again and again. Scrape it up and continue squashing to give you a creamy puree.
There you have it, four different ways to prepare your garlic. Each way will truly give you a different flavor. We hope that with all of this new found time, you’ll use it wisely and fine tune your kitchen skills to become a better at home cook. Follow back up with us for some upcoming recipes we’ll be sharing with you on our blog. Let us know if you have a different style of preparing and what types of meals you would make, and we’ll share it on our social media pages. Send us an email at info@AgropexTrading.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @AgropexTrading. Cheers!
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