Homemade Garlic Paste
This 3 ingredient garlic paste is made by blending fresh garlic cloves and oil into a smooth, paste-like consistency. Use it in marinades, soups, salad dressings and while making indian curries.
Equipment
- Vitamix Blender or similar
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb garlic cloves I use pre peeled
- ⅓ cup avocado oil or olive oil
Instructions
- Make sure to inspect the garlic cloves and (I recommend) to rinse them with water before making the paste.
- Add peeled garlic cloves and oil to a blender.Note - Depending on the quantity of garlic you are grinding, choose the blender size. For large quantity, I use my Vitamix, else a smaller blender like magic bullet or ninja bullet works great!
- On medium high speed, grind into a smooth paste.Note - You will need to scrape and stir around a few times to make sure that the paste is smooth. Open the lid and use a rubber spatula to mix.
Notes
Storage
Refrigerator - I transfer about ½ cup of the paste in a glass container or jar with a tight fitting lid and store refrigerated for 5-6 days.
Freezer - The rest I freeze in mini silicone ice cube molds with sealing lid (non affiliate). Make sure that you freeze in a silicone mold because it makes taking out the frozen garlic paste easy. I highly recommend using molds with lids to preserve freshness of the garlic paste as well as to avoid freezer burns.
How To Use Garlic Paste
Usually 1 large, fat garlic clove will give you about ¾ teaspoon to 1 teaspoon of garlic paste. I usually use 1 entire cube at a time in my cooking. You could fill the mold compartments with less quantity of garlic paste if you like mild garlic flavors or are cooking for fewer people (1-2 servings).
Refrigerated Garlic Paste - Use a clean spoon (don't use your fingers) to scoop out the quanity you need.
Frozen Garlic Paste - There is no need to thaw the frozen paste cubes. Simply take them out from the mold or zip loc bag and add to the cooking pot. Do not thaw and refreeze the entire batch. Silicone molds are helpful thats why since you can just take out the quantity you need.
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