How To Chop Garlic

  • December 3, 2007
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It’s not just for repelling vampires anymore! Garlic’s antibacterial properties are also said to drive away colds—but if you eat enough of it, you might be able to do both.

You Will Need

  • A head of garlic
  • A wide knife, like a santoku
  • And a cutting board
How To Chop Garlic: Loosen cloves

Step 1: Loosen cloves

Press down on the stem of a head of garlic to loosen the cloves.

How To Chop Garlic: Place clove

Step 2: Place clove

Pull one clove of garlic from the head and place it flat in the center of a clean cutting board.

How To Chop Garlic: Crack skin

Step 3: Crack skin

Place the widest part of the flat side of your blade on top of the clove and smash down on the middle of it with the palm of your hand, taking care not to cut yourself. This will crack the papery skin enough for you to remove it.

How To Chop Garlic: Position knife

Step 4: Position knife

Grasp the knife in your dominant hand, holding the handle close to the blade with three fingers: your middle, ring, and pinkie. Curl your forefinger around one side of the blade while holding your thumb on the opposite side.

How To Chop Garlic: Slice off root

Step 5: Slice off root

Slice off the root end of the garlic clove and discard it.

How To Chop Garlic: Slice clove

Step 6: Slice clove

Keeping the point of the knife on the board and using a steady rocking motion to slice—not saw—the garlic with the full length of the blade, slice the clove lengthwise into 4 or 5 slices. Then make 4 or 5 slices crosswise.

Fresh garlic is best used immediately, but you can store it in your refrigerator in an airtight container for up to two days.

How To Chop Garlic: Repeat process

Step 7: Repeat process

Pull off another clove, crack and remove the skin, and slice away until you have all the garlic you need.

Garlic and Shots, a restaurant in Stockholm and London, serves everything on the menu with garlic—from garlic martinis to garlic honey ice cream.

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Comments (1)

David_Sarno

Says garlic's antibacterial properties help drive away colds. I had not heard this. Anyway, this is one of the best garlic-chopping videos I've ever seen.

over 3 years ago by David_Sarno

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