Arrows fried and pickled. How to cook garlic shoots

Garlic shoots are record holders for the content of vitamins and beneficial microelements, and, in addition, they can be easily turned into a delicious savory snack. These are aromatic pickled arrows that go well with meat, fish and vegetables. The recipe for Korean garlic shoots turned out to be as simple and understandable as possible.

The snack in question can be made quickly and easily. Especially if you know the basic principles of its preparation and some tricks:

It is best to season the dish with soy sauce or coarse salt at the very end of cooking. For piquancy, sugar and natural bee honey are often added to it.
Garlic arrows are always marinated during the cooking process. For example, in any vinegar or freshly squeezed lemon juice.
To make it easier for you to select the right spicy seasonings for your appetizer, it is better to purchase a ready-made mixture for “Korean Carrots.”
You can prepare a dish not only from fresh young shoots of garlic, but also from frozen ones.
Be sure to cut off the buds and the lower part from the arrows, rinse them with running water and dry them with a napkin.
If the stems are already mature, it is better to blanch them first to soften them.
The length of the pickled shoots should not exceed 3-10 cm. If the shoots are larger, then they should be cut into suitable pieces.
To remove the bitterness from the shoots, you can soak them in hot water for a couple of minutes and then immediately cool them in ice.
Do not leave frozen arrows to thaw, but immediately place them in a frying pan for frying.

Garlic arrows can be prepared not only on their own, but also combined with other products: meat, vegetables, herbs.

Cooking recipes

There are many interesting recipes for preparing the savory snack under discussion. In addition to the classic, these are also options with the addition of fresh vegetables, meat, sesame seeds and other ingredients.

Classic recipe for garlic arrows in Korean

This option will require the simplest and most affordable products. This is: 270 g garlic arrows, 1 tbsp. sugar, a couple of bay leaves, 2-3 cloves of garlic, 3 tbsp. table vinegar and soy sauce, 1 tsp each. seasonings for Korean carrots and coarse salt, 1.5 tbsp. any vegetable oil.

Sugar, salt and seasonings are mixed in a salad bowl.
To the listed ingredients add bay leaves broken into small pieces.
All that remains is to pour soy sauce into the mixture.
Garlic shoots (about 5 cm long) are fried in oil until soft and brownish in color.
The aromatic dressing is poured directly into the pan when the shooters are ready, and together the ingredients are simmered over low heat for a couple of minutes.
When the mass has cooled slightly, it should be transferred to a plastic container and filled with vinegar mixed with chopped garlic.

The resulting snack can be eaten immediately, but after 4-5 hours of refrigeration it becomes even tastier.

With pork

With meat, the snack turns out to be more satisfying. If you complement it with a suitable side dish, you will get a complete oriental lunch. To prepare the dish you need to use: 550 g of garlic arrows, 450 g of pork pulp, 2 white onions, 2-3 pinches of special seasoning, 0.5 tsp. sesame oil, 3 tbsp. soy sauce without additives, oil for frying.

The onion is cut into thin half rings, and the shoots into sticks no longer than 5 cm. The meat is chopped into strips across the fibers.
Pork slices are fried until golden in any vegetable oil.
When the meat is ready, onion and sesame oil are added to it, and the ingredients are cooked together until the vegetable is transparent.
All that remains is to add the chopped arrows to the frying pan, pour in a mixture of soy sauce and seasonings, and simmer the dish over low heat for 10-12 minutes.

Boiled rice of any kind is ideal as a side dish for this treat.

With cucumber

Cucumber will add lightness and juiciness to the appetizer. In addition to this vegetable (1 pc.), you need to take: 450 g of fresh garlic arrows, a couple of garlic cloves, half a white onion and the same amount of red sweet pepper, 1 tsp. table vinegar, 0.5 tsp. sugar, a pinch of coriander and ground red pepper, a bunch of fresh cilantro, oil.

Garlic shoots should be cut into sticks about 10 cm long.
Onions and bell peppers are chopped into miniature cubes and fried in hot oil for 1 minute.
Garlic shoots are added to the products, and together the ingredients are fried for a couple more minutes until the sticks are soft and change color.
The vegetables are transferred to a deep plate, and sugar, table vinegar, chopped garlic, and spices are added to them.
The appetizer is infused in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.

Before serving, the treat is sprinkled with finely chopped cilantro. If necessary, you can add salt to it.

With honey

Honey makes a great addition to any savory snack. The main thing is to take a high-quality natural bee product (2 tsp), as well as: 450 g of garlic arrows, 7 heads of young onions, 4-5 cloves of garlic, 1 tbsp. vinegar (balsamic is best), 50 ml soy sauce, a small pod of hot pepper, ground coriander, dried herbs, oil.

The garlic is cut into short sticks, and the onion heads are cut in half. Together they are fried in oil until soft.
Soy sauce and honey are added to the vegetables. The ingredients are simmered over low heat for 3-4 minutes.
After removing the pan from the stove, you need to add chopped garlic and all the seasonings to the vegetables.
After thorough mixing, the appetizer should sit for at least 1 hour.

The appetizer can be served hot.

With soy sauce

For this recipe, you need to take light salty soy sauce without unnecessary additives (100 ml). Additionally you will need: 550 g of garlic arrows, 1 carrot, a couple of bay leaves, 1 tsp. table vinegar, 1 tbsp. special “Korean” seasoning, olive oil.

Garlic shoots are cut into sticks 6-7 cm long, carrots are grated on a coarse grater.
Vegetables are fried in well-heated olive oil.
When the ingredients become soft, you can add chopped bay leaves, seasonings and vinegar. If desired, you can add a little sugar.
All that remains is to mix the products well and pour soy sauce over them.

Ready-made Korean-style garlic arrow salad is stored exclusively in the refrigerator under a closed lid.

Quick recipe

The appetizer prepared according to this recipe can be tasted and served immediately after mixing the ingredients. For it you need to use the following products: 350 g of young garlic shoots, 70 g of green onions, 2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar, 1 tbsp. sesame seeds, 1 tsp. sugar, a pinch of hot pepper, coriander and any other favorite seasonings, 40 ml of olive oil.

The arrows are cut into sticks 3-5 cm long, the green onions are chopped in the usual way.
In a deep frying pan, mix the oil with all the spices. The mass heats up well and vegetables are added to it. Cook the ingredients together over low heat for 8 minutes.
Then they are sprinkled with sugar and soy sauce.
After another 10-12 minutes, the garlic shoots should almost completely absorb the liquid from the pan and become soft.
All that remains is to pour vinegar over the slightly cooled mass and sprinkle with sesame seeds, previously fried in a dry frying pan until golden.

Dry basil or rosemary would go well with this appetizer.

Korean-style garlic arrow salad with vegetables

If you add vegetables to the garlic shoots, you get a full-fledged spicy spicy salad. To prepare it you need to take: 450 g of arrows, 2 pcs. carrots, onions and red sweet peppers, 3-4 cloves of garlic, juice of half a lemon, 50 ml of corn oil (can be replaced with any vegetable oil), a pinch of salad dressing or Korean carrots.

5-centimeter garlic sticks are blanched for 2 minutes, after which they are mixed with the rest of the finely chopped vegetables.
The ingredients are poured with oil and lemon juice, and also sprinkled with all the prepared spices and chopped garlic.
The salad is mixed well, transferred to a glass container with a lid and sent to a cool place.

The appetizer will infuse for at least 24 hours until ready. It needs to be stirred periodically.

Korean style garlic arrows for the winter with sesame seeds

Sesame can add an original oriental flavor to any dish. Before mixing with other ingredients, it is always fried in a dry frying pan until golden brown (2 tsp). You also need to take: 550 g of garlic stalks, 50 ml of soy sauce, 70 ml of refined oil, 1 spoon of rice vinegar, 8 pcs. cloves and the same amount of peppercorns, a pinch of coriander and ground red pepper. The following describes how to prepare Korean-style garlic arrows with sesame seeds.

All spices are ground with a pestle and poured into hot oil in a thick-walled bowl.
Garlic shoots, cut into short sticks, are immediately added to the hot mixture.
When the ingredients become soft, soy sauce is added to the container and the shoots are cooked until olive-colored.
Next, vinegar is poured in, sesame seeds are poured in, and the dishes are removed from the heat.
The appetizer is infused for at least 12 hours on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator.

You can store the finished product in a glass container under a lid for 2 weeks.

Anyone who has tried it fried at least once certainly knows how tasty it is. Another advantage of this dish, besides the taste, is that the fried dish comes straight with a delicious vegetable addition of fried garlic arrows. To prepare garlic arrows fried with meat, you can use chicken, pork or beef.

Today I want to show you how to cook beef with garlic arrows based on Korean cuisine. This is a very simple recipe for fried garlic arrows with meat, which does not require special, delicate or gourmet products. It took me 20 minutes to prepare the dish. Before starting the recipe, I would like to remind you once again that if you plan to cook dishes with garlic arrows, then cut them as soon as they have grown 10 cm in length. Do not wait until they are overripe and become tough.

Ingredients:

Garlic arrows – 200 gr.,
Meat – 300 gr.,
Carrots – 1 pc.,
Soy sauce - 2 tbsp. spoons,
Spices to taste
Sunflower oil.

Garlic arrows with meat - step-by-step recipe

So let's start cooking garlic arrows fried with meat. To prepare them, I used beef. Before preparing any meat dishes, the tenderloin should be washed under running water and dried with napkins. As for cooking, cut the meat across the grain into thin strips.

Cut the washed garlic shoots into 5-6 cm pieces.

Grate the peeled carrots using a Korean carrot grater.

Place the meat in a hot frying pan with sunflower oil poured into it.

Fry it for 2-3 minutes, stirring with a spatula.

After this, add carrots and chopped garlic arrows to the meat.

Sprinkle the meat and vegetables with a mixture of red pepper, curry and paprika. Add a pinch of salt.

Pour in soy sauce.

Reduce heat immediately. Stirring, simmer the garlic arrows with the meat for 5-7 minutes. You can, of course, fry the meat longer, then the arrows will become more crispy and golden.

Fried meat with garlic arrows served mainly hot. As I wrote above, it doesn’t require any special side dish, except that you can serve a light vegetable salad or rice. Enjoy your meal.

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And here is another recipe for garlic arrows with meat in Korean, cooked in a spicy sweet and sour sauce.

Ingredients:

Garlic arrows – 300 gr.,
Pork – 200 gr.,
Soy sauce – 50 ml.,
Onions – 1 pc.,
Honey – 1 teaspoon (without a slide),
Starch – 1 teaspoon,
Sesame grains – 1 teaspoon,
Sesame oil

Korean garlic shoots with meat - recipe

Prepare the sauce. To do this, mix soy sauce with honey and starch. Wash the garlic shoots. Cut off the inflorescence with seeds. Cut them into strips of about 5 cm. Peel and cut the onions into half rings. Pour 3-4 tbsp into the pan. spoons of sesame oil. After heating the oil, add the pork pieces. Fry it for 3-4 minutes. Add garlic arrows and onions.

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Pour in the sauce and turn up the heat until the sauce comes to a boil. As soon as it boils, turn down the heat and let it simmer for about 5 minutes. Again, depending on the capabilities of your stove and frying pan. The Chinese cook over a fire, and it takes them no more than 5 minutes to do everything. We should get tender shoots with pieces of meat, dressed in a spicy-sweet-salty-starchy sauce!

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Heat the soybean oil in a large wok. Even if you don’t like frying in soybean oil, in this case it will come in handy and will only improve the taste of the dish! Fry the meat in hot oil for three to five minutes. Then add the shoots and cook for about 2-3 minutes. The garlic should set and begin to release a fresh aroma.

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Prepare the sauce. To do this, mix water, soy sauce, salt, sugar, and add starch. Here you can immediately add spices - ginger, a mixture of peppers, and whatever else your hand reaches for. Zira is very good for oriental cuisine. A pinch of basil wouldn't hurt either. After stirring, set the sauce aside.

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Preparing the meat. The Chinese most often use pork for this dish, but garlic complements the taste of any meat well, so it’s worth trying different options. You can do without meat at all :) In this case, I used beef. The meat is cut into thin strips across the grain, approximately 3 cm long and 0.5 cm thick. This way it will cook quickly and will not overpower the taste of the shoots.

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Garlic growing in the garden produces arrows - future buds and flowers. Usually they are cut off so that the plant does not waste energy on flowering, but gives everything to the garlic head in the ground. Often cut arrows are simply thrown away. But they can be cooked - they have a light taste, much more delicate than even young garlic. They look a little like wild garlic.

In addition to their excellent spicy taste, garlic arrows are also healthy. They contain a lot of vitamin C, B vitamins, potassium, calcium, sodium. The arrows improve digestion and stop fermentation processes.

For cooking, you need to take stems with a diameter of about 5 ml, they should not be thicker, overripe shoots are hard. At the arrow you need to cut off the bud and the lower part of the stem; only the middle is used.

Fried garlic arrows

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Garlic arrows
Vegetable oil
Sesame

Step 1. Cut the arrows and fry in vegetable oil. Fry for 5 minutes.
Step 2. Add salt, sprinkle with sesame seeds and fry for a couple of minutes.
Step 3. Remove from heat and serve.

Curd paste with garlic arrows

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1 pack of cottage cheese
Garlic arrows

Step 2. Mix the arrows with cottage cheese, add salt.

Omelette with garlic arrows

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Garlic arrows
3 eggs
2 tbsp. sour cream
Vegetable oil for frying

Step 1. Chop the arrows into small pieces.
Step 2. Fry the arrows in vegetable oil.
Step 3. Beat eggs with sour cream, add salt.
Step 4. Fill the arrows with the omelette mixture.
Step 5. Bring the omelet to readiness under the lid.

Garlic arrows with salt for the winter

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2 parts garlic arrows
1 part salt

Step 1. Cut the arrows and pass through a meat grinder.
Step 2. Add salt to the arrows.
Step 3. Place in clean jars and store in the refrigerator.

Garlic oil

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1 stick of butter
70 g garlic arrows

Step 1. Chop the garlic arrows and pass through a meat grinder.
Step 2. Mix soft butter with arrows.
Step 3. Form sausages, wrap them in cling film, store in the freezer.

Pickled garlic arrows

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Garlic arrows

For the marinade:

50 g sugar
1 liter of water
50 g salt
½ cup vinegar

Step 1. Cut the arrows into small pieces.
Step 2. Blanch the arrows in boiling water for 1 minute. Drain the boiling water and cool the arrows in cold water.
Step 3. Place the cooled stems into clean jars.
Step 4. Dissolve sugar and salt in water and bring to a boil. Turn off and add vinegar.
Step 5. Pour marinade over the arrows, cover with lids and leave to cool.
Step 6: Seal the jars and store them in the refrigerator.

Cut the meat into portions and place in a bowl. Add salt, pepper, chili pepper, honey and soy sauce.

5 comments on this step

Annushka, tell me how to make boiled pork correctly. I baked it yesterday, but it turned out a little dry.

Eric Viktorovich Maksimov Annushka, tell me how to make boiled pork correctly. I baked it yesterday, but it turned out a little dry.

Eric, I'd love to make the next recipe for boiled pork. Now we cooked meat with garlic arrows :))

Anna Alekseevna Bezikova Eric, with pleasure the next recipe will be boiled pork. Now we cooked meat with garlic arrows :))

Can pork be replaced with beef?

Victoria, good afternoon. Of course you can replace it, the main thing is to remember that you need to fry the beef a little longer :).

Anna Alekseevna Bezikova Victoria, good afternoon. Of course you can replace it, the main thing is to remember that you need to fry the beef a little longer :).

Eric, put it on low heat and forgot about it. After 40 minutes, pierce it with a knife, if the blood does not flow, welcome to the table, if it flows, then turn off the oven and let it simmer, it will come.

Gray Eric, put it on low heat and forgot about it. After 40 minutes, pierce it with a knife, if the blood does not flow, welcome to the table, if it flows, then turn off the oven and let it simmer, it will come.
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August 04 — Vladimir Fedorovich Akulenko
Hello Anna, it’s very tasty, I cooked it myself, but!!
Garlic in cloves and arrows loses its quality during heat treatment, but there is a way to fix this. Every year I collect garlic arrows and make juice with a juicer. The procedure is terribly unpleasant, it hurts my eyes and takes my breath away, so I do it on the open veranda. The result is a green mass and juice. I pour the juice into an enamel pan and add salt (a teaspoon per 1 liter). I bring it to a boil and boil it for about 5 minutes, skimming off the foam, and pour it into glass (sterile) ketchup bottles. It turns out with sediment, which is acceptable. The smell and aroma lasts all winter, I add 1 teaspoon to soups and other dishes, try it, you will like it. Vladimir.

August 05 — Anna Alekseevna Bezikova
Wow, this is the recipe, thank you very much, we always struggle with what to do with garlic arrows. Now your recipe will solve this problem.