Introduction to the method of pickling garlic

Pickled garlic not only tastes sweet, crispy, tender and refreshing, but also can remove fishy smell and help us digest. However, when pickling garlic, you must pay attention to understanding certain methods and effects, so that the pickled garlic will taste better.

1. June and July are the seasons when new garlic is on the market. Take advantage of this time to pickle some sugar garlic, which not only tastes sweet, crisp, tender and refreshing, but also can remove fishy smell and aid digestion. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that pickled garlic has the effect of avoiding poison and can eliminate redness and swelling on the human body.

2. Garlic is originally a spicy food. Eating too much can easily cause liver fire. However, the candied garlic soaked with white vinegar and white sugar not only reduces the spiciness of garlic, but also moderates its spicy and hot nature. Therefore, even people with yin deficiency and excess fire can eat some. Especially when eating meat foods that contain more fat, eating some pickled garlic can not only remove greasiness, but also promote digestion and absorption of the body.

3. The pickling of sugar garlic is very simple: take new garlic in spring, remove the skin, leaving only the tender skin inside, wash it and soak it in light salt water for half a day to a day, which can disinfect it and make the garlic easier to preserve; take out the garlic soaked in salt water, drain the water, put it into a jar or enamel jar, or glass bottle, and add granulated sugar and white vinegar. Generally speaking, 500 grams of garlic requires about 750 grams of sugar, and the amount of vinegar can be added according to your taste; finally, add an appropriate amount of cold boiled water to submerge the garlic cloves, do not stir, let the sugar melt slowly, cover the container with a lid and seal it, and it can be eaten in about 2 weeks to a month.

4. After the pickled garlic is ready, not only can the garlic be eaten, but the juice used to pickle the garlic can also be used for seasoning. When grilling fish, people usually use sugar, vinegar and cooking wine to make the sauce. If you directly replace the sugar and vinegar with sugar garlic sauce, the flavor will be different.

5. Be careful when eating pickled garlic in a restaurant or buying it outside. If the garlic tastes a bit bitter, it may be because saccharin was added during the soaking process. It is best not to eat such pickled garlic.