How to Quickly, Easily peel Garlic cloves?
I need a better way to peel the skin off of garlic cloves.
Can you recommend any quick, easy ways to do that?
I love to cook with fresh garlic, but it takes forever peeling them by hand. And eventually the juice starts burning my skin. I'm hoping to learn a new, better way to peel the garlic.
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Put a broad knife blade sideways on the clove, and hit the flat of the blade hard with your hand... the paper will slide right off!
If you aren't cooking the garlic- making something like pesto or crushing for garlic butter, then using a rubber garlic peeling tube is great (available all home stores). You can even use one of the rubber circles that are intended to help you get a grip on a jar lid for easy opening. Just roll into a tube shape, pop you garlic in and roll of the counter. The rubber helps strip away the peel.
BUT! If you are actually using your garlic in a hot dish- like in a stew, sauce or roast dish- then this is THE EASIEST way to peel mass quantities in very little time. Place the separated cloves in the microwave on a paper plate and nuke for 50 seconds to a minute. Allow to cool for a minute or two. Slice off the end where the clove attached to the root and peel off the paper. It is a breeze! No thin transparent pieces remain and your clove is ready to go!
The rubber mats are good, but I still think the easiest way is to lay the clove down on the counter with the broad side of my knife lying on top of it. I hit the knife and then the skin just peels right off. Bonus: This way is free!
I refrigerate the garlic---atleast long enough to get it good and cold...the skins come off easier and the juice wont run....then pop it with the flat of a blade, roll across the cutting board and the skin rolls off.
Take the widest knife you have and turn it sideways and crush the clove with it. The peel will come right off.
You can press down on them a little, like smash them slightly with the flat part of your knife, it splits the skin and you can get it off a little easier. Other than this, I haven't found a better way
I roll them under a paper towel to break up the skin. It comes off easier.
crushing garlic makes it harder to cut.
cut the top of the garlic off and put it between two bowls and shake, skin comes right off
You can peel garlic easily by microwaving them for a few seconds. Peeled garlic can be brushed with a little oil and stored in the refrigerator for about a week.
There are rubber mats you can roll them in to remove skins.
Try your local cooking supply store.