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Hastain's House:
Edna's Gourmet Garlic Cooking
The taste that inspires passion
Garlic Tips
Clove Size:
All cloves are not created equal. The average supermarket clove weighs about 4-8 grams. The cloves in gourmet garlic weigh from 4-45 grams. Since must recipes call for cloves it is important to know how to convert from cloves to a more standardized measurement.
Substitution chart:
1 clove = 1 teaspoon chopped fresh garlic or ˝ teaspoon minced fresh garlic
1 clove = 1/4 teaspoon dried, dehydrated or powdered garlic
Flavor Intensity:
Different gourmet varieties vary in intensity, heat and taste. Most fresh hardneck garlic is stronger than softneck garlic bulbs from the store. Go easy on the garlic at first until you determine your particular preference. Remember, it is easier to add more but impossible to subtract!
The finer you chop your garlic, the more intense the flavor. To decide whether to slice or mince ask yourself two questions:
1) Do I like garlic or do I LOVE garlic?
If you love all things garlic you may want to turn up the heat by mincing your garlic or squeezing it through a garlic press. If you prefer a more subtle hint of garlic, slice or dice the garlic into larger chunks before adding it to a dish.
2) What type of dish am I making?
Hardy Italian dishes are expected to be infused in garlic; delicate Asian stirfries may need a lighter touch. Raw dishes or dip require less garlic than cooked dishes. Cooking garlic makes it sweeter and milder. Adding garlic early in the cooking process will result in a milder flavor than adding garlic later.
For the sweetest garlic, bake heads or cloves in a covered dish. Don’t bake garlic uncovered or it will become hard and tough. To make delicious gravies for roasts, add several garlic cloves to the roast when you bake it. After cooking the roast, smash the baked cloves in the meat’s juices when you make the gravy to add a sweet garlic flavor.
Our Gourmet Garlic Cook, Edna Hastain, has selected and tested recipes for each garlic variety. Click on each garlic variety/recipe below for Edna’s favorite selections.
Hastain's House Garlic Recipes