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Lacto Fermented Garlic

Lacto Fermented Garlic

There’s a Polish Deli just around the corner. We love Garlic. But I might have over done it with the 5 bulbs I bought last week. So what is the traditional / historic way to deal with an excess of Garlic?

Ingredients:-

Garlic cloves, cut in half - lots of!
2 table spoons of salt
2 table spoons of sugar
Dill Seeds, whole (They have the Lactobacillus bacteria you need)
Black Pepper Corns (They also the have Lactobacillus bacteria you need)
Water

Method:-

(1) Add the Salt and Sugar to the water. It will dissolve over time. Don’t heat it as you will kill the bacteria.
(2) Cover the Garlic cloves, Dill seeds and Pepper Corns in the brine.
(3) Pour into a sealable jar and pop the lid on.
(4) Vent every day, more often as the fermentation peaks. (You will fill the house with the smell of Garlic!)
(5) After a month or so the fermentation will die off. Good to eat. But only use ½ the amount which you would have with fresh Garlic!!!!

 

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Ghanaian style fried Liver in a Spicy Pepper Sauce
 
Around the World for £4 or less took us to Ghana on Friday.
 
Ingredients:-
 
200g Liver ( We used Pork Liver ), cut into small pieces
2 Onions, roughly chopped
4 cloves of Garlic
3 Bullet Chillies
Chilli powder to your taste
1 tsp Ginger grated
Salt
Bouquet Garni ( Or mixed herb and a Bay Leave )
1 Stock Cube
2 Red Bell Peppers, finely sliced
2 Carrot, thinly sliced
1 handful of shredded White Cabbage
A good squeeze on Tomato Purée
Oil
 
Method:-
 
(1) Steam the liver with the Bouquet Garni, water, Salt, Stock Cube – covered for 15 minutes.
(2) Remove from the heat and reserve the stock.
(3) Fry the Liver for 2 minutes.
(4) Add the Ginger, Chilli powder and 2 cloves with of Garlic and continue to fry over a low heat.
(5) Blend 1 Onion, 2 cloves worth of Garlic, chillies, and Bell Pepper with oil.
(6) Fry the mixture for 10 minutes on a low heat.
(7) Add the Tomato Purée and continue to stir.
(8) Add the Liver and stock and gently combine.
(9) Add the Carrots, remaining Onion, Bell Pepper and Cabbage and stir gently for 2 minutes.
 
Serve over a bed of Rice.
 
Notes:- The Liver would have benefited by being coated in flour before frying.
 

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