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| Make your own minced garlic and freeze, then thaw in the fridge when you need minced garlic. |
I know some of you are total garlic purists who'd never use anything but freshly peeled and minced garlic, and those people won't need this tip. I do use fresh garlic for any dish where I want that sharp garlic flavor, and love my little garlic chopper when I need to chop a lot quickly. But for lots of recipes, especially when the garlic is going to be simmered in a sauce, soup, or stew, I like the convenience of pre-peeled garlic cloves, or (gasp) even minced garlic in a jar. What I don't like is paying too much money for little jars of minced garlic that only last a week or two, so I started making my own pre-minced garlic for the freezer. Here's how I do it.
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