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Summer side dish with porridge — Pickled Garlic

Summer side dish with porridge — Pickled Garlic

Fresh garlic heads, lightly trimmed and soaked, are salted, sun-dried, and covered with a dark soy-sugar blend, mellowing over weeks into congee's best companion.

Instructions

  1. 1
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    Peel the outer layers off fresh garlic, leaving about two layers, remove the stems from the garlic, leaving just a little, and soak in clean water for about a day.

  2. 2
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    Mix the soaked garlic with salt and marinate for two days.

  3. 3
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    Basking under the sun all day.

  4. 4
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    Dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, and white sugar mixed evenly and set aside.

  5. 5
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    Place the garlic cloves in a clean container and pour in the prepared soy sauce mixture.

  6. 6
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    It can be stored sealed for about half a month.

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Ingredients

Auxiliary Ingredients

  • Fresh garlic
    2kg

Seasonings

  • Salt
    100 g
  • dark soy sauce
    3 tbsp
  • Sugar
    100 g
  • light soy sauce
    1/2 bowl