{"id":1593,"date":"2021-01-19T14:16:19","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T06:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adoriclife.com\/?p=1593"},"modified":"2021-01-19T14:16:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T06:16:19","slug":"how-to-mince-garlic-ultimate-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adoriclife.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/how-to-mince-garlic-ultimate-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Mince Garlic \u2013 Ultimate Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Garlic is essential for cooking, which can improve the effect of almost any dish and give it a unique flavor. But many people don\u2019t like garlic. Why? That\u2019s because they didn’t cut it fine enough, causing their food to be sprinkled with large pieces of garlic, which is neither beautiful nor delicious.<\/p>

If you want to know how to chop garlic, then this article is for you! It\u2019s super simple and you can easily become a professional with a little practice. So please read on and start to chop garlic, then add minced garlic to your favorite dishes.<\/p>

How to Mince Garlic?<\/h2>

Step 1. Prepare a garlic<\/p>

Pick a garlic that is plump and has not sprouted.<\/p>

Step 2. Break the garlic<\/p>

Use your fingers to break the garlic in half, and then grab as many cloves as you need for the recipe.<\/p>

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Step 3. Peel the cloves<\/p>

Place the garlic cloves on the chopping board and then press on the garlic cloves with the flat side of your knife and slowly apply pressure, then you can easily separate the skin from the clove. Another easier way to do this is to simply cut off the root part of the cloves and peel away, but this method may fill your hands with the smell of garlic.<\/p>

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Step 4. Slice garlic<\/p>

Take a peeled clove and place it flat on the chopping board. Hold the garlic between the fingertips of one hand and curl the fingers slightly. Move the knife little by little to cut the garlic into thin slices. If you have ultra-thin slices, don\u2019t worry, we want it that way.<\/p>

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Step 5. Mince garlic<\/p>

Next, hold the knife with one hand and place the other hand flat on top of the blade to help fix the knife. Rock the knife up and down, from left to right, back and forth in a fan-shaped motion, until the garlic is minced to the desired size.<\/p>

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Step 6. Collect minced garlic<\/p>

Keep the knife parallel to the chopping board and move it slowly from left to right to transfer all the minced garlic to the knife. Next, put all the minced garlic on the knife into a bowl.<\/p>

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Now, it\u2019s time to add the minced garlic to your dish.<\/p>

Benefits of Garlic<\/h2>

Garlic is always part of healthy diets and tasty culinary masterpieces. So, what makes garlic so important?<\/p>

  • Garlic contains compounds with potent medicinal properties<\/li>
  • Garlic is rich in nutrients but has few calories<\/li>
  • Garlic can combat sickness, including the common cold<\/li>
  • Active compounds in garlic can lower blood pressure<\/li>
  • Garlic can improve cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart disease<\/li>
  • Garlic contains antioxidants, which can help prevent Alzheimer\u2019s disease and dementia<\/li>
  • Garlic can help detoxify heavy metals in the body<\/li>
  • Garlic supplements can improve athletic performance<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Garlic is essential for cooking, which can improve the effect of almost any dish and give it a unique flavor. But many people don\u2019t like garlic. Why? That\u2019s because they didn’t cut it fine enough, causing their food to be sprinkled with large pieces of garlic, which is neither beautiful nor delicious. If you want…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blogs","category-healthlifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adoriclife.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adoriclife.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adoriclife.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adoriclife.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adoriclife.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/adoriclife.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1593\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adoriclife.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adoriclife.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adoriclife.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adoriclife.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}