I have more head of garlic that I could consume. I wish to freeze some. Can I keep it this way ? Will it change or become somehow damage ?

  • echutaa@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    I’ve frozen peeled garlic before and then grated it into sauces. It’s fine but if you want to use your excess garlic for something delicious you can make confit really easily which should extend the shelf life quite a bit.

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      1 year ago

      Is garlic conflit so easy to make ? I know how to cook onion conflit but I won’t call that “really easy”.

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          1 year ago

          Waouh ! That seems really easy indeed. Thanks a lot for the explanation. I was think about a whole different and (more complicated) process.

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        1 year ago

        Brine, but yeah. It mellows out the sharpness and it’ll keep for ages in the fridge. It’s great in dishes that call for raw garlic, like hummus.

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          1 year ago

          You convinced me by mentioning humus (_) I’ve never tried fermentation. Would garlic be easy to ferment for a beginner ?

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            1 year ago

            Just read up on it and make sure to keep it below the water. I like using weights but some people risk it. I usually do a 2% brine with vinegar and a decently high salt ratio. It’s not hard but it can be time consuming if you want crazy flavors (3 weeks to 3 months range).

            Also I’d recommend throwing some fresh herbs in there too.

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              1 year ago

              Fermentation really just takes brine, which is water with a concentration of salt, and microorganisms will generate the acids.

              My favorite way to keep things submerged is with a plastic bag of brine on top, since it forms to both the top of what’s fermenting and the sides of the vessel.

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    1 year ago

    Not for a long time.

    Simplest imo is to chop/mince/puree it and put into ice-cube trays for easy to dispense flavour.

  • sleepyvoid@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    We’ve been freezing garlic lately but I feel like it loses quite a bit of pungency. We mince using a food processor. I end up using maybe twice as much as I normally would… it’s a great time saver if you’re okay with weaker tasting garlic and compensating accordingly.