We need garlic in stir fry vegetable, in steamed fish, with soya sauce as garnish, in marinated lamb, etc etc.

Peeling and dicing garlic though, is a chore that I personally don’t enjoy, and doubt many of you do. It is one pre-cooking preparation that I want to get over with as fast as possible, and I think after months of intense cooking, I have found the fastest steps, so here goes!

4 steps in dicing garlic

Peel & dice garlic in just 4 steps!

  • take the whole bulb of garlic, and chop off the root portion with a cleaver
  • using the same cleaver, press individual bulbs till it deformed slightly
  • the previous step loosen the skin, now you can peel them off easily
  • chop away!

Here you go, now you have enough garlic for probably anything you want to cook for the day!

Cheers and happy cooking!

How to peel and dice a whole bulb of garlic in 4 steps
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33 thoughts on “How to peel and dice a whole bulb of garlic in 4 steps

  • July 20, 2011 at 10:33 am
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    i don’t know, i find all that chopping and all very relaxing and therapeutic…

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    • July 20, 2011 at 11:16 am
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      irene: Then again you are not the most “normal” of the lot. :p

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  • July 20, 2011 at 10:36 am
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    Ooo…actually i like chopping garlic ^^
    sometime i do the 1st step and pop it in the oven with olive oil+pepper+salt. As for step 2, since u have a clever do like Yan! WHACK IT! ^^

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    • July 20, 2011 at 11:17 am
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      Glo-w: hahah yah Yan can cook is where I got the 2nd step from!

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  • July 20, 2011 at 10:36 am
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    hohoho! that’s what I do to.. Except, most of the times, I don’t press down the garlic with the big knife. I slam it on them. đŸ˜†

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    • July 20, 2011 at 11:17 am
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      annna: Hahaha don’t be so violent girl!

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  • July 20, 2011 at 11:27 am
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    i hate the process of garlic peeling, i usually slam the cleaver on the cloves and cut off the stem of each individual clove (tedious) … but i enjoy chopping garlic though, ie after cutting of the stem..

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    • July 20, 2011 at 1:46 pm
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      connie: yah the stem makes me angry! lol.

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  • July 20, 2011 at 11:53 am
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    that’s exactly how i do it too!

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  • July 20, 2011 at 12:45 pm
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    isnt it the usual way, i.e. slam the cleaver onto the garlic to make it easier to remove the skin?

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    • July 20, 2011 at 1:46 pm
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      Jean: haha I used to not know maa

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  • July 20, 2011 at 1:54 pm
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    at least chopping garlic won’t cause tears and weeping, unlike onions, rite đŸ˜€

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    • July 20, 2011 at 2:17 pm
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      Sean: or worse, shallots!

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  • July 20, 2011 at 1:54 pm
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    that technique is neat & easy… i always have difficulty in peeling & chopping onions..

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    • July 20, 2011 at 2:18 pm
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      Munkey: haha at least I manage to help one person, that’s good enough đŸ˜€

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    • July 20, 2011 at 3:29 pm
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      Tey Cindy: use a stainless steel soap!

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  • July 20, 2011 at 4:05 pm
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    I don’t like chopping garlics at all! My hands end up sticky and urghhhh.

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    • July 20, 2011 at 5:11 pm
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      Chee Ching: hahaha yah that one quite epic no choice la, garlic’s yummeh!

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  • July 20, 2011 at 4:25 pm
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    but u have chop off some half of the garlics like that…hehee

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    • July 20, 2011 at 5:13 pm
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      Selina: no la just the root part that’s all, a bit only, worth it I think! hehe

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  • July 21, 2011 at 9:17 am
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    geez.. i would never have known if you didn’t show me. đŸ˜›

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    • July 21, 2011 at 9:53 am
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      ciki: yes yes i’m sure… ¬.¬

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  • July 21, 2011 at 11:18 am
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    When you start to enjoy peeling, dicing, chopping….(without using the latest kitchen gadget, just a simple chef knife) that is when you start to cook with your heart and soul.

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    • July 21, 2011 at 1:51 pm
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      cooknengr: that’s very true!

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  • July 21, 2011 at 11:54 am
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    wah thank you for the tip – chef KY! haha

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    • July 21, 2011 at 1:51 pm
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      eiling: hahah thank you datin

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  • July 21, 2011 at 3:03 pm
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    I know how to peel in two steps.. use big knife and smash it real hard.. then peel.. but the garlic will not look like garlic anymore đŸ˜›

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    • July 21, 2011 at 3:24 pm
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      TikkoSS: violence is never the answer!

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      • July 21, 2011 at 3:30 pm
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        but it might be a solution?

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  • July 22, 2011 at 3:55 pm
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    I like the aroma of the garlic so I use it in most of the dishes that I prepare.This tips are really great đŸ˜‰

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    • July 23, 2011 at 12:37 am
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      Juli Dream: you’re most welcome đŸ˜€

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