VIDEO: How to preserve garlic
Fresh garlic is usually bought online with 3-4 bulbs. And if you're not cooking for a large family, the garlic can quickly run out and dry up. To prevent this, there are some methods that can make garlic last longer.
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- First of all, you should make sure that you store the garlic in a cool, dark, and dry place to give it any chance of staying fresh for a few days.
- Your fresh garlic will not keep for longer than 3-4 weeks if it is not preserved
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- To preserve garlic, you can do the following: Put the fresh garlic in a can (Tupperware) and make sure that the container is not completely airtight, otherwise you will get moldy Garlic. Put the can in the refrigerator. Ideally in the vegetable drawer, where it will keep fresh for a particularly long time.
- Your garlic will last even longer if you soak it in oil. For this you can use a good olive oil, a little sunflower oil or rapeseed oil or something similar, depending on your preference. For example, you can use an empty jam jar with a screw-on lid as a container. With this preservation method, your garlic will keep for about six months.
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- The preservation process works similarly with salt. To do this, put the garlic in a glass as above, add coarse sea salt and put a lid on it.
- You can just as easily freeze your fresh garlic. However, you should make sure that you either grind the garlic finely before freezing or freeze the individual cloves so that they do not freeze together. Because once your garlic has thawed, you shouldn't freeze it again.
