Press garlic without a press
Do you want to press garlic as finely as possible and don't have a garlic press at hand? It works extremely well with the salt trick.
How to press garlic without a garlic press
No matter whether you are in a holiday apartment, at grilling and camping or at home for the delicious tzaziki or the healthy one salad If you still need some pressed garlic, the problem can arise that you do not have a garlic press available. Here the salt trick helps to "press" the garlic without a press.
- Thoroughly peel the required cloves of garlic with a small paring knife.
- Place the garlic cloves on the board and cut them in half.
- Now lay the garlic halves flat on the board and cut them into thin slices.
- Spread the garlic slices on the board and sprinkle thinly with salt. You don't need tons of salt for this trick. However, season the dishes for which you wanted to press the garlic a little more carefully because you have already salted it.
- Wait a few minutes so that the garlic slices can soak in the salt.
- Now press the slices flat with the edge of the paring knife. Since the salt has softened the garlic, it works like a garlic press.
- Then scrape the pressed garlic from the board directly into the food you want to prepare - done!
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In fact, the salt makes the garlic so soft that you can squeeze it with a firm one Press the object - preferably with the edge of a knife, but also with the back of a spoon can. If you only need small amounts of garlic, you can salt the slices in a mortar and then press them. The salt trick takes a moment, but it definitely works. The slices only have to be thin so that the salt can penetrate.
