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Best Way to Peel and Prepare Garlic Cloves

This is a simple tutorial to show the easiest way to peel garlic cloves and prepare them for almost all dishes!
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Prep Time 2 minutes
Total Time 2 minutes
Course Cooking Basics
Servings 1 serving

Ingredients
  

  • 1 head of garlic

Instructions
 

Peeling Garlic

  • Remove 1 head of garlic with skin still on. Place the clove on a cutting board and lay your sharp knife horizontal on top of the clove. Use the palm of your hand and lightly smash the knife down.
  • Easily remove the skin.

Preparing Garlic

  • After you've done a light smash on the garlic and peeled the skin, thinly slice lengthwise.
    This method releases the most flavor and oil in the garlic when cooking. You also get the most even cook whether you're caramelizing the garlic or lightly cooking.
Keyword how to peel garlic, how to slice garlic