HOW TO: Roast Garlic

Roasting garlic is easy, and makes the garlic sweeter, softer and just that much more amazing in any dish. Add it to mashed potatoes, put it in pasta sauces, on pizza crusts, in soups or even just spread it on toasted bread... yum!

So lets do it!

STEP ONE:
Use a whole head of garlic and cut off the top just to leave leave the garlic exposed, remove a couple of the outer layers, and drizzle on a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil.

 

STEP TWO:
Wrap in foil, and place in oven at 375 for about an hour.
If you would like to make more than one head, then place them all in a pan and cover entire pan with foil.  Remove when you smell that beautiful sweet garlic flavor and each clove is soft.

STEP FOUR:

Wait till completely cool and with a small cocktail fork or knife gently remove each clove from the skin. 

Now be creative! 

RECIPE: Drunken Onion Rings

After hours of research and dozens of experiments in my kitchen, I have finally figured out the perfect Beer Battered Onion Ring recipe for crispy golden rings of deliciousness. The secret? TWO types of alcohol (hence the title "Drunken" Onion Rings). The Vodka helps create a crispy exterior while the beer gives the batter a light airy texture! Whoever said mixing alcohol didn't work was obviously mistaken..

INGREDIENTS

- Large Yellow Onions

- Sadaf Grapeed Oil 

- 1 cup All Purpose Flour

- 1 cup Beer (8oz)

- 1 shot of Vodka

- a pinch of Cayenne Pepper

- A tablespoon of Paprika

STEP ONE:
Peel and cut the onions into 1/2 inch thick slices. Separate the rings and place into a bowl. Sprinkle with flour.

STEP TWO

In a separate bowl add the one cup of flour, paprika, cayenne, beer and vodka and whisk until smooth.

Then pour batter straight into the bowl of onions and mix until evenly coated.

If the batter is too thick, use a little bit of water to thin it out; if the batter is too thin, whisk in a little more flour.

STEP 3
Heat the oil to 375 degrees or until the oil is glistening and has small ripples. Use tongs to grasp the onion ring, shake off any excess and place into the hot oil.
A trick is to drop in a small one just to test the waters and see if its hot enough. Flip when golden brown (about 30 seconds)
WARNING: DO NOT just plop the onion rings in there, the higher you drop it from, the bigger the splash!

Do not place in too many onion rings at the same time, this will over crowd the pan and stick some rings together, drop the temperature and create underpar rings. Thats a no-no.

STEP FOUR:

Place rings on paper towels to absorb the liquid, and then devour.  

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