In which I answer a leftover question from a previous week's chat: How do I make my own fermented black garlic at home? I’m experienced with other fermentations (kimchi, brewing beer and kombucha, pickles, vegan cheese, etc.), and black garlic seems like it may be simpler to make, maybe by just …
What to Do With Black Garlic
Anywhere you’d use regular garlic, you can try subbing in black garlic — a fermented version that's sticky, sweet, and full of umami.
Charolais is a breed of cattle from Burgundy prized for its tender, flavorful and marbled (not fatty) meat. Substitute a grass-fed or finished hanger steak to channel the juicy, nutty qualities of the French beef. 1 head black garlic (see Note), peeled 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened 1 teaspoon …
A creamy, garlicky roast chicken with a punchy salad, followed by an ingenious take on the classic jam roly-poly
My first introduction to the concept of garlic bread was extremely low-brow. Slices of white bread, slathered with margarine, sprinkled with garlic …
Time to stock your pantry with black garlic, and stat. Once an ingredient found only in Asian kitchens or the larders of intrepid chefs who love its funky, savory flavors, black garlic looks like the zombie-fied version of normal grocery-store varieties. But look, and smell, closer. The papery …
Also known as black garlic, aged garlic is the result of a Maillard reaction: Whole heads of garlic are slowly caramelized until the cloves turn …
Black garlic tastes like a combination of soy sauce and balsamic and have the texture of a gummy bear, see how one chef has created a clandestine meth lab setup behind his restaurant to have a neverending supply. "Smell this. It's from my latest batch. Want to see my ratchet setup out back?" Chef …