How To Peel Garlic, Ginger And Avocado
How to peel ginger
Ginger is such a great way to add flavour to any number of dishes. The strong flavour compliments everything from meat, poultry and fish to veggies and even friut.
The thing about ginger is that being an odd shaped root it can be tough to peel. I have seen people use a potato peeler and peel away half the ginger while they are at it.
This is the simplest way ever to peel ginger without wasting any, what a great cooking tip. This method take just the skin off the ginger and leaves a perfect piece completely peel free.
Simply use a tea spoon like a paring knife and scrape the peel off with the tip of the spoon. Hold the mouth of the spoon between your thumb and forefinger and scrape the edge if the ginger. Once you have the hang of it you will be surprised you had done it the old way.
Peeling garlic
Garlic, like ginger, is essential part of many meals. Garlic is similar to ginger and is also difficult to peel. You can go buy a garlic peeler. It is a small plastic tube that looks like a cannalonni noodle. These things work great but I prefer to not have another gadget in my kitchen.
Garlic can be easily peeled by smashing it flat with the side of your knife blade. Sometimes it is fun to hit the food.
My other method works perfectly for this also. Just twist the clove with both hands between your thumb and index fingers. This will loosen the skin enough for you to pull it off.
Preparing an avacado
Finally the avacado. I just love avacados. They compliment so many dishes and are fantastic in a simple avacado salsa.
Trouble is they are slimy and very tough to work with for those who don’t know how.
You will need a sharp knife to make this work otherwise you will just squash the avacado. Cut the avocado while holding in one hand, cutting all the way around the avocado. Slice in until you reach the stone. Then simply cut around the avacado following the stone. Now just twist the avocado and it should break into two halves with one holding the stone. Just hit the stone with the knife to bury the blade into it and twist. The stone will lift right out. Then just twist the blade and the stone should come right out.
Being able to work with the most tricky foods will expand your cooking skills and allow you to branch out and try new things. Having simple ways to deal with tricky foods like ginger and avacado will help you create the most tasty meals.
Simple cooking is best. You can create a complex looking meal with far less effort then your guests will think. For more great cooking tips and free recipes visit http://kitchen-helper.com.
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