What is a decent alternative for fresh garlic?

Busybody

We like to have a jar of 'lazy garlic' in the cupboard for using in our cooking! :cool:we are sick of buying the little jars because they dont last us long.:rolleyes: (we sometimes buy big jars from Macro)
Anyway last weekend I bought a long string of garlic and this morning I have peeled/chopped it and put it into jars with white wine vinegar some of it I have chopped more finely than the rest and put in with olive oil for garlic bread!!:T:rotfl::j

Bongedone

Thats not very lazy anymore. Do you mean energetic garlic?

Caterina

My Indian neighbour chops her garlic very finely then freezes it in sheets and stores it in plastic bags in the freezer. She also does the same with coriander and chillies. When she needs to use it she just snaps a piece and uses it as if it was fresh produce.

I know because she gave me some of these when I knocked at her door and asked her to borrow some garlic. Very good flavour and very practical thing to do IMHO. (still keep meaning to do the same and eventually I shall get around to emulate!).

HTH

Oldernotwiser

Garlic puree in tubes keeps very well and is really handy.

sunflower76

Our local Indian supermarket sells frozen garlic either minced or in whole cloves at a really good price. It's far cheaper than buying it in jars or even fresh and mincing my own (which I used to do before).

It contains nothing but garlic either which is important to me, no nasty preservatives etc.

x_zombie_x

What a brilliant idea! How long does it keep stored in the vinegar?

serena

Be aware that there is a small but definable risk of botulism from storing in oil.

Please check the Food Standards Agency website for safety advice.

This does not seem generally known - but I'd hate for you take the risk.

Bongedone

serena wrote: »

Be aware that there is a small but definable risk of botulism from storing in oil.

Please check the Food Standards Agency website for safety advice.

This does not seem generally known - but I'd hate for you take the risk.

OP has used vinegar as well. But good to point it out incase somebody skips that bit.

So long as its an acid environment then it will be safe.

tandraig

so your house is now a vampire-free zone?? sorry, couldnt resist - but i thank you from the bottom of my heart hun!!!! i buy fresh garlic but always end up throwing at least half of it away - have some little jars and will now make full use of your idea and stop wasting garlic!!!

Busybody

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

Garlic puree in tubes keeps very well and is really handy.

I like to use puree for my garlic bread sometimes.