Garlic is an essential spice in Vietnamese cooking, helping to add a more flavorful taste to many dishes. Whenever they come across a good batch of garlic, many housewives want to buy a lot to use gradually, but they often face the problem of difficulty in storing it for a long time. Garlic left for a long time often shrivels up, dries out, molds, rots, or sprouts and becomes unusable.
To keep garlic fresh for longer, you need to store it in a well-ventilated place, away from direct sunlight.
To overcome this situation, you need to have the following storage tips.
Amazing Tips for Storing Garlic for a Long Time
Baking soda and ginger: Put the garlic along with 2 teaspoons of baking soda and 1 ginger stalk in a zip bag, squeeze out all the air and tightly seal the bag. The moisture-absorbing effect of baking soda and the antibacterial effect of ginger help extend the storage time of garlic. To maximize the effectiveness of this household trick, store the garlic bag in a cool and well-ventilated place, away from direct sunlight.
Moisture absorption with roasted salt: This is a simple and effective method that anyone can apply at home for their garlic. Just take about 50-60 grams of large salt crystals and roast them in a pan until they turn golden. Pour the roasted salt into a clean cloth or fabric bag and tie it up. Put the garlic in a plastic bag and add this salt package to it. Squeeze out all the air and tightly secure the bag. Store it in a cool and well-ventilated place, and your garlic can be stored for up to a year without deteriorating.
Tea, salt, and baking soda: Dry the garlic for a few days, then put it in a plastic bag along with a 20g salt packet, a 20g baking soda packet, and 15g tea leaves. Squeeze out all the air and tightly seal the bag. Store it in a dry and well-ventilated place, away from direct sunlight.
Peel and refrigerate: This is a storage trick for lazy people. To avoid peeling garlic every time you cook, peel a batch of garlic at once, put it in a jar, and tightly seal it. Then place it in the freezer compartment. Take out a few cloves each time you need them.
You can apply the garlic storage trick in the refrigerator.
Soaking in vinegar: Not only does it help preserve garlic for longer, but soaking garlic also enhances its flavor, increasing its effectiveness up to 4 times. Just peel and thoroughly wash the garlic, let it dry, and then put it in a glass jar. Fill the jar with a mixture of apple cider vinegar, sugar, chili, and dissolved salt until the garlic is submerged. After about 10 days, you will have delicious pickled garlic, suitable for eating with noodle or pho dishes. Store it in the refrigerator compartment and use it gradually.
Freezing garlic: After peeling the garlic, finely chop it and put it in an airtight bag. Flatten the garlic into a thin layer of about 1cm thick and then put it in the freezer for about 3 hours. Then take out the garlic and cut it into small square pieces. Alternatively, you can also put the chopped garlic on an ice tray, wrap it tightly, and then put it in the freezer. This method allows the garlic to be stored for a longer time without losing its flavor.
Note: With the above-mentioned garlic storage tricks using moisture-absorbing bags, you should open the bag once every 10 days for air circulation, and discard any cloves that are starting to spoil to prevent contamination of other cloves. Occasionally, replace the moisture-absorbing bag.
Tips for Choosing Good Garlic
To maximize the effectiveness of the garlic storage tricks, you need to choose and buy good-quality garlic. So, what makes garlic good?
The garlic bulb should be firm and the cloves should be plump. Avoid garlic with wrinkled or grayish and yellowish cloves.
No signs of wormholes.
The outer skin at the top of the garlic bulb should still be intact and slightly white.
The outer skin adheres to the garlic stalk, avoiding bulbs with loose skin.
Avoid buying garlic that has sprouted green shoots.
If you have effective garlic storage tricks, share your experience in the comment box below.
Source: VTC.vn
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