Effective Ways to Peel Garlic Quickly

It's no secret that garlic is an excellent spicy component of any dish. But not everyone knows how to quickly peel garlic in order to cook a gourmet or ordinary dish. We will get acquainted with some ways that allow you to clean this product without unnecessary trouble.

How to quickly peel garlic plucked from the garden?

If you picked garlic from the garden in the summer and find it difficult to peel it, the recommendations given will help to do this easily and quickly.

• Method number 1

Wash the torn garlic a little in warm water and divide into separate slices. If the slices are still quite firmly connected to the main axis, use any sharp object for this. Then take a knife with a wide thick blade and firmly push it with a flat part on a separate slice. Under the influence of force, the juicy husk will shift from the surface of the garlic clove and exfoliate from it.

• Method number 2

Divide the freshly picked garlic into separate slices and dip them in cold water. Keep them in this state for about twenty minutes. Then drain the water and try to clean, the husk itself will begin to exfoliate.

• Method number 3

Separate the garlic cloves from the base and place them in hot water. Hold the slices in boiling water for several minutes and drain the water. Wait a while for the cloves to cool slightly, and then begin to peel the husk, which will easily lag behind the surface.

Tip

Peeling garlic from husks by placing slices in boiling water should be done if you are preparing it for later use as an ingredient in sauce or marinade.

For cooking with the addition of fresh garlic in order to give a special flavor, do not use the cleansing method at number three. Under the influence of heat treatment, some components of its aroma are destroyed, as a result of which it significantly weakens or simply disappears. In addition, under the influence of high temperatures, garlic loses many vitamins that are so necessary for our body.

After finishing work, wash your hands from its smell by using ordinary salt.

How to quickly peel dry garlic?

Most people use slightly dried or completely dry garlic for cooking. At the same time, the thin husk clings to the fingers and quickly breaks off. What to do in this case?

• Method number 1

To peel a few cloves of dry garlic, you should press on them with the surface of the palm of your hand and, in this form, roll them on the table. Dry skin will begin to peel off quickly, making it easy to remove.

• Method number 2

If your garlic crop is not quite gigantic, but rather a bit small, then you can quickly peel the garlic in the following way. Put the required amount of garlic cloves for a while in the refrigerator. Then take them out and dip them in cold, unboiled water. In this state, your garlic should lie for at least half an hour. After this time, the husk is saturated with water and begins to soak, as a result of which you will be able to clean the spicy ingredient of any quantity without unnecessary trouble.

• Method number 3

This method of cleaning dry garlic is suitable for use not in fresh, but in boiled form. We divide the garlic into cloves and briefly lower them into boiling water. In this state, it must be held for no more than one minute. Then we take out of boiling water and dry it a little. Cooled slices can begin to clean. The husk will quickly lag behind and be wiped off the lobules.

Tip

You can wash your hands after working with garlic using lemon juice, which easily fights off the garlic aroma from your hands.

Secrets of professional chefs

Many chefs working in restaurants and cafes almost daily peel large containers of garlic from husks. To significantly accelerate this process, people in this profession use the following methods.

• Method number 1

Using a sharp knife, get rid of the top of the garlic clove and lay it on a hard surface. Then cover the clove of garlic with the wide side of the kitchen knife and push it on it. In this case, you will hear the sound of a characteristic click, which means the cracking of the husk. Remove the knife and peel the garlic. As a result of applying the force of pressure on the garlic clove, the process of peeling will become a pleasant fun. By the way, this method also changes the shape of garlic, making it “crushed”. In other words, in this way you can not only quickly peel the garlic, but also give it the necessary shape.

• Method number 2

This method is indispensable for peeling garlic before pickling tomatoes. As you know, the more garlic in salted tomatoes, the more fragrant they become. We take two identical metal bowls and fill one of them with garlic cloves. We cover the first with a second bowl and shake well. You can shake the garlic bowls for about twenty seconds. Then remove the top bowl and peeled garlic cloves open in front of us. Carefully sort the exfoliated husk and cut off the tops. Now the resulting peeled garlic can be used for any purpose.

This method is best used on well-dried cloves.

Tip

After work, you can lower the handles into the coffee grounds, and the unpleasant smell will go away.

The proposed methods will help you cope with this lesson in your favorite kitchen quickly and easily.