Does adding un chopped garlic add any flavor at all?
In Italian cuisine, garlic is put un chopped if not cut in small pieces. I personally doubt it could give a lot of taste during a short Sautee.
Is that correct and what are the actual differences of adding garlic in different conditions like chopped fine or with or without peeling?
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Garlic is an ingredient whose impact you can fine tune, depending on how you handle it. A clove used unpeeled, peeled and left whole, crushed, sliced, chopped, minced, or turned into a paste, all yield slightly different results, and depend on the impact you are looking for. So, yes, a whole, peeled clove, cooked in some olive oil, for example, does impart flavor (as well as cooking the clove of garlic...which changes its flavor). It really depends on the desired impact of the garlic in your dish. In general, the more surface area, the stronger the flavor...but also the easier it is to burn and ruin the flavor of the whole dish.
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So, yes, a whole, peeled clove, cooked in some olive oil, for example, does impart flavor (as well as cooking the clove of garlic...which changes its flavor). It really depends on the desired impact of the garlic in your dish.Does minced garlic give more flavor?
The more you slice (or dice or mince) garlic, the more of this enzyme gets released, creating a stronger, more pungent flavor. This means dishes that rely on that bold garlic flavors, such as these honey-garlic glazed meatballs, often call for minced garlic.Is chopped or minced garlic better?
Is chopped and minced garlic the same? No, they are not the same. Minced garlic is much more finely diced than chopped garlic. Chopped garlic is great for soups, stews and stir Frys, while minced is better for sauces, dips and dressings.What is the difference between chopped and crushed garlic?
Crushing the cloves releases a little of the sulfur, making the garlic flavor a little stronger. Roughly chopped garlic dials up the flavor yet again. Changing how finely you chop your garlic is one way to control the garlic flavor in your dish.Is peeled garlic as good as fresh?
It's just as good as the heads at the supermarket. Sometimes it's even better. If you've ever broken open a head of garlic and gotten a dusty, moldy, wizened, or sprout-laden clove, you know that \u201cfresh\u201d garlic can be anything but.You Should Never Use Minced Garlic From A Jar. Here's Why.
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The more chopped-up you chop the garlic, the faster the garlic will return flavor when cooking it, but also the faster it loses its flavor.
At my household, we don't really use garlic whole; we either chop them up into a mince, finely chopped or roughly chopped.
We use minced garlic for raw consumption, in soy sauce based dips.
We use finely chopped garlic to flash flavor the oil we use to stir-fry in; first heat up the oil, dump in the finely-chopped garlic, use a spatula to shuffle the garlic around a little, and put in the stir-fry ingredients.
We use roughly-chopped garlic to flash flavor the oil we use to stir-fry in, while having it serve as a vegetable of the dish.
We use whole garlic cloves baked, to compliment baked dishes. And also for brines that take days to finish brining.
Of course, the way we use garlic in my household may be not-optimal, or what I listed above may seem random, but there's how we use garlic for ya :)
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