Julia Child Method Of Preparing Garlic Recipes

JULIA CHILD'S GARLIC MASHED POTATOES RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Boil garlic in 1 quart saucepan of water 2 minutes; drain and peel. Melt 4 Tbsp of butter in a 4 quart saucepan over medium heat. Cook garlic until soft, 15-20 minutes. Stir in flour; cook 2 minutes. Stir in milk; cook until thickened, 3-4 minutes. Transfer to a blender; purée into a smooth sauce. Cook potatoes in salted boiling water until tender, about 15 minutes; drain and pass through a potato ricer back into the pan. Stir in remaining butter, reserved sauce, the cream, parsley, salt, and pepper; cook 2 minutes more.

JULIA CHILD'S EASY PEEL GARLIC

Steps:

• Remove all the cloves of garlic from the head.
• Take a smallish saucepan and heat to boiling about a cup or two of water; add the cloves of garlic and simmer for 1 minute.
• Drain the water and peel the garlic (which should be softish and should peel easily) - peeling an entire head can take about 5+ minutes, depending on how accustomed you are to doing it.
• Use in whatever recipe(s) you'd like!
• You can store the peeled garlic in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to two days.
• Note: you can, of course, even do a single clove in this manner - I just like to do a bunch at a time.

JULIA CHILD METHOD OF PREPARING GARLIC

Steps:

• Remove all the cloves of garlic from the head.
• Take a smallish saucepan and heat to boiling about a cup of water; add the cloves of garlic and simmer for about 1 minute- drain, peel the garlic (which should be softish and should peel easily) and set aside.
• In a small saucepan, melt the butter together with the olive oil over medium heat.
• Reduce the temperature low, then add the peeled garlic cloves to the butter mixture; stir well.
• Saute slowly on lowest heat until tender and golden, at least 20 minutes (but it can take as long as 30, depending on your stove), stirring and checking occasionally to make sure they do not burn.
• Remove from heat, drain, and use in whatever recipe you'd like- I enjoy salting them to taste and spreading them on crisp crackers at this point!