Hi. Another question for you lovely helpful people. I haven't often used fresh garlic, but tonight I want to make a risotto that calls for four cloves of garlic, minced. What's the best way to do this! TIA
nauru,
Aug 23, 2:33am
You can do this with a garlic press.I just chop my garlic finely and it works the same.
carlos57,
Aug 23, 2:34am
Thanks. I don't have a garlic press, so might just have to chop finely.
winnie231,
Aug 23, 2:53am
Add a sprinkle of salt to the garlic when you're chopping it. The salt acts as an abrasive & also draws out the juice which intensifies the flavour. Once you have chopped the garlic & salt for a bit - if you press down & drag the flat side of a large knife across it a few times - you end up with a lovely garlic paste. Hope you get what I mean :)
davidt4,
Aug 23, 2:55am
Is it an American recipe!"Minced" in this context seems to be the American term for finely chopped .For risotto I would chop it finely rather than reducing it to a paste.
carlos57,
Aug 23, 3:16am
Thanks for the help. I was going to say that the recipe's not American, but I see that one of the ingredients is 'half a pound of bacon', so I'm guessing it is!
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