Has any of you guys tried smoking garlic? If so, how about some suggestions.
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Hi, Dave0320,
Smoked garlic is great, and it is really easy to do. Get some big fat heads of garlic, and slice the tops off so that there is a little bit of each clove exposed. You can regular garlic or elephant garlic. The elephant garlic will be milder, but even the regular garlic loses its "bite" when it is smoked.
Rub a little olive oil all over the head. I set mine in a foil pan, or on a seafood grill, just make sure that the heads are secure and won't fall off onto the heating element.
Smoke-cook them for about 3 hours at 225F. When you take them out, you can just squish out the cloves. I like to squish them right on to a piece of fresh French bread.
You could also drop a few in the food processor when you are making salsa. I like to smoke a tomato when I smoke the garlic and then toss both into salsa.
You can mash them with cream cheese and roasted red peppers to spread on crackers, too.
Give it a try and let me know what you think.
Donna
Smoked garlic is great, and it is really easy to do. Get some big fat heads of garlic, and slice the tops off so that there is a little bit of each clove exposed. You can regular garlic or elephant garlic. The elephant garlic will be milder, but even the regular garlic loses its "bite" when it is smoked.
Rub a little olive oil all over the head. I set mine in a foil pan, or on a seafood grill, just make sure that the heads are secure and won't fall off onto the heating element.
Smoke-cook them for about 3 hours at 225F. When you take them out, you can just squish out the cloves. I like to squish them right on to a piece of fresh French bread.
You could also drop a few in the food processor when you are making salsa. I like to smoke a tomato when I smoke the garlic and then toss both into salsa.
You can mash them with cream cheese and roasted red peppers to spread on crackers, too.
Give it a try and let me know what you think.
Donna
along the same lines... how about chipolete? From what I have read this is the latest spice craze. I plan on trying some jalepenos. I have read that you smoke the jalapenos for about a hour or so (only the red peppers, supposed to leave em on the bush till they are red ripe)then place in a dehydrator to finish out. Has anyone done this or have any info??
Mornin',Vernon
If you run a search, at the top, for chipotles or jalapenos you will find some long threads where we have discussed just that.
If you run a search, at the top, for chipotles or jalapenos you will find some long threads where we have discussed just that.
Tom
Thanks, good info there, some day I'll learn to search first and ask later...
Thanks, good info there, some day I'll learn to search first and ask later...