Description
Learn how to peel garlic cloves fast and easy, with or without a knife. Here are four methods to prepare garlic for chopping and mincing.
Ingredients
- Garlic bulbs
Instructions
Pinching And Twisting By Hand
- Hold a clove of garlic between two hands lengthwise between your thumbs and fingers
- Pinch and twist to loosen peel
Rub And Roll Between Hands
- Hold a clove of garlic between the palms of your hands
- Rub and roll clove between palms in a “warming up your hands” motion to loosen peel
Whack With The Base Of Chef’s Knife
- Place clove on hard cutting board or surface
- Press the broad side of the knife, near the handle, against top of clove
- Make a fist and give the area above the clove a swift whack with bottom of your fist to loosen peel
Shake In A Container Or Between Two Mixing Bowls
- Place several bulbs of garlic in a large covered container or by putting too mixing bowls together
- Shake vigorously up and down, and side to side, using the friction of bulbs rubbing against each other to remove the peels
- Prep Time: 3 minutes
- Cuisine: Any
Keywords: peeling garlic, how to peel garlic