Ninniku Shoyu Zuke Garlic In Soy Sauce Food

NINNIKU SHOYU-ZUKE (GARLIC IN SOY SAUCE)

Steps:

• Fresh garlic should be on the market by June. Select smaller, well-proportioned bulbs as the garlic will served cut in half.
• Peel the outer skin with your hands, leaving only one layer of skin holding the cloves together. Trim away the stems.
• Sterilize a small pickling jar in boiling water. Pack it with the bulbs of garlic. Pour the rice vinegar over the bulbs in the jar. Seal the jar and let stand in a dark place for 2 weeks.
• Discard 2/3 of the vinegar (perfect for salad dressings). In a bowl, combine the soy sauce and the sugar until the sugar dissolves.
• Pour the soy sauce over the garlic bulbs in the jar. Cover with the lid and let stand in a dark place for 1 1/2 months more. Total marinating time should be 2 months. If made in June, mixture will good until around May of the next year.
• When ready to serve, cut each garlic bulb horizontally in half.

NINNIKU MISO-ZUKE (GARLIC IN MISO)

Steps:

• Separate each clove of garlic and trim off the root ends and remove the outer skin. Peel the soft, filmy layer off with your hands.
• In a sauce pan, place the cloves of garlic and cover with enough water by one knuckle height. Bring to a rolling boil and keep at a rolling boil for 1 minute. Drain and allow to cool completely.
• Pat the cloves dry completely. Set aside. In a small bowl, combine the miso and mirin to make a paste.
• Place one spoonful of the miso mixture in the bottom of a sterilized (by boiling water) small pickling jar and spread it around. Place a small layer of garlic cloves over the miso mixture. Place another spoonful of miso mixture over the garlic cloves and spread around.
• Layer more garlic onto the miso mixture and continue to alternate until all cloves are covered. Let stand in a refrigerator. You can serve this after 7 days. It will a little strong at this point but will mellow even more after one month.