Surely many were faced with a situation where garlic, which had been postponed for some time, sprouted. Very often, when we buy garlic and do not use it for a long time, sprouts appear in it. What do you usually do in such cases? Do you remove sprouts? Then you should know that in this way you deprive yourself of most of the beneficial properties of sprouted garlic, which few people know about. What to do with him? Someone uses such garlic for its intended purpose, not thinking about how a germinated plant can actually affect the body. Consider in this article how to use sprouted garlic.
How to determine that the plant has sprouted?
Garlic begins to germinate at the end of winter - early spring. Closer to the time of landing. It gets a little softer, roots appear. In the spicy vegetable sprouts are formed light green sprouts, similar to onion.
Beneficial features
Sometimes people wonder if the garlic has sprouted, can it be eaten, is it good and what? Despite the fact that sprouted garlic does not look attractive at all and looks faded, it contains a rich amount of vitamins and minerals that are beneficial to the body of both young and old people.
The content of organically free acids, including oxalic, tartaric, succinic, and malic, makes garlic with sprouts a very useful product for use in its pure form, and as an integral part of a snack, a dish. Garlic is rich in phytoncides, essential oils, amino acids, magnesium, copper, beta-carotene, ascorbic acid, sulfur.
Sprouted garlic has many beneficial properties.:
- Strengthens immunity during epidemics of ARVI, influenza and other viral diseases. It is enough to eat a single piece of sprouted garlic daily, and then the probability of getting sick will be minimal.
- Helps to cope even with severe diarrhea in case of poisoning.
- Sprouted garlic contains antioxidants that slow down the aging process of the cells of the whole organism.
- Cleans the body from toxins and carcinogens, prevents the development of malignant cells of the body (how to treat cancer with garlic, read here).
- Sprouted garlic perfectly cleans the blood vessels and normalizes the work of the heart (about the use of garlic for the cardiovascular system can be found here).
- Quickly reduces blood sugar, thereby improving its composition. Thins it and removes viscosity.
We offer to watch a video about the benefits of sprouted garlic:
Harm
Is garlic harmful and harmful? Garlic contains many beneficial properties.mentioned above. But at the same time it should be treated with caution, if you have:
- Various diseases of the gastrointestinal tract - gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer in the acute phase, gastritis and others. On the effect of garlic on the digestive tract can be found in this article.
- Diseases of the bladder and urinary tract.
- Anemia.
- Pancreatitis.
- Hemorrhoids.
- Allergic reactions and individual intolerance to the components of garlic.
Garlic should not be eaten at night, as it acts stimulant on the nervous system and can cause insomnia. Heartburn is another side effect of garlic, if you use it thoughtlessly.
From the use of germinated garlic can benefit or harm, so it is worth remembering the contraindications, which are written above. As with any useful product, you should be careful not to overdo it in the pursuit of recovery.
What can you cook?
- Many people wonder whether it is possible to eat garlic that has sprouted in the winter? Yes, and it is useful to use it not only raw. From it you can make delicious and healthy snacks.
Clean germinated cloves, finely chop them manually, in a blender or meat grinder.- Then add salt to taste, put in a glass jar and close the lid.
Keep refrigerated. This seasoning can be added to salads and ready meals without applying heat treatment. Green feathers will give the taste of freshness and spice.
- Germinated garlic is perfect as a dry spice.
- To do this, you need to finely chop it, put it on a paper sheet and leave it for two days.
- Then collect the dried garlic in a specially prepared container.
Spice can be added to soups and second courses.
- Not many people know that you can make a pleasant snack from sprouted garlic.
- To do this, you need to clean it and cut the teeth into thin plates.
- Then pour boiling water for 2-3 minutes, drain and rinse with cold water.
- Fold in a jar, add a little beetroot for color, sugar, salt and pour vinegar 9%.
- Put in the fridge and the snack is ready in 24 hours.
Clean germinated cloves, finely chop them manually, in a blender or meat grinder.Landing
What to do with sprouted garlic except for use in food in direct form? A great solution would be his landing. Below we consider how to plant sprouted garlic in the garden of the dacha. In order for the crop to be large, of good quality, planting material must be stored in a cool place with a minimum free temperature.
If you place the garlic in a warm room at room temperature, the crop will grow, but will have a smaller size and lower quality.
Before direct planting with germinated garlic, the following steps should be taken:
- Divide the head into parts and select only the largest segments without damage in the form of dark spots and cracks.
- Disinfect slices with ash solution. To do this, you need 300-500 grams of ash per two liters of water. Boil the mixture for half an hour, and then, after cooling, soak the planting material for one and a half hours.
Garlic should be planted in the prepared soil, so that it can climb and grow well. The soil must be carefully dig and remove weeds from it. Then shed salt water.
Garlic should be planted in the prepared soil, so that it can climb and grow well. The soil must be carefully dig and remove weeds from it. Then shed salt water.Garlic is planted in the spring. The spacing between the teeth when landing should be 10 cm. Planting depth of about 5 cm, be sure to take care not to damage the root system and feathers of germinated garlic. Garlic must be fed with humus or chicken droppings.
It is necessary to loosen and weed the soil in time, to make regular watering. When the vegetation of garlic occurs, it must be watered abundantly. During the ripening of the bulbs, watering should be reduced to moderate, and one month prior to harvesting, watering should be stopped.
We offer to watch a video about planting sprouted garlic:
Conclusion
Thus, everyone decides for himself whether it is possible to eat garlic that has sprouted, because this vegetable is a valuable product containing a vitamin-mineral complex in its composition. It can be eaten directly, preparing snacks or spices, thereby strengthening your health. It can also be planted for further breeding culture.
