Black garlic recipe
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Black garlic recipe

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About Garlic in Takko Town, Aomori

TAKKO TOWN

Brand “TAKKO Garlic”

Aomori Prefecture in North part of Japan is a major garlic producing region, and its yearly yield reaches 80% of the national garlic production. TAKKO Town with our firm (TAKKO SYOJI Co. Ltd) is a well known garlic producing region in Aomori Prefecture, together with the world-widely recognized birthplace of “Brand TAKKO Garlic (unique Six-Clove Garlic)”

Miroku-no-taki

The reason for its deliciousness

TAKKO is the most suitable place to cultivate garlic due to with favorable conditions such as constantly supplying the cold and delicious water stemmed fron OU Mountain Range, daily and seasonal temperature difference of maximum and minimum, and applying low-agrochemical system to garlic cultivation, which eventually leads to high quality garlic production.

Garlic

Safe and Secure

TAKKO SYOJI Co. Ltd. has been producing “High Safety, High Security, and High Quality Black Garlic” by processing “Brand TAKKO Garlic Takko Ninniku” with no additives in the strictly temperature- and water-controlling plants.

Cracker topped with black garlic

Enrich your daily meals with black garlic

To widen cuisine repertories, Black Garlic is the recommendable food stufis to create the unexpectedly delicious Japanese, Western and Chinese Dishes. Make use of black garlic to maintain your health by taking it daily, please.

How Garlic Grows

Garlic field covered with snow

In Takko Town, Aomori, garlic is planted from mid-September to October. About two weeks later, little green shoots start to grow.
By the time the shoots are about 10 cm tall, winter arrives and the garlic spends December to April under a blanket of snow!
During this time, it stores up natural sugars to survive the cold. Finally, from late June to July, the garlic is ready to harvest.

About Black Garlic

Black Garlic, endorsed by world-renowned chefs

Black garlic starts as regular white garlic.
It is slowly aged at a high temperature and humidity.
This process called the Maillard reaction makes it turn black.
The result? Black garlic has less smell, a gentle sweetness, and a soft texture like a prune.
You can eat it just as it is! It’s even loved by famous chefs around the world.

World Black Garlic Summit

World Black Garlic Summit illustration

The World Black Garlic Summit is held every year in Aomori, since 2016.
Its goal is to share the charm and potential of Aomori’s black garlic with people in Japan and around the world, and to make it a strong, unique brand.
One fun part of the event is the Student Recipe Contest!
Students create new dishes using black garlic, and the best recipes are chosen by a panel of judges.
Here are seven recommended recipes you can try for yourself!

Black garlic

Recipe

Introducing 7 Recipes Using Black Garlic

No.1

Black Garlic Bagel

This bagel is a tasty combo of rich black garlic, melty cheese, and sweet-tart blackcurrant jam. It’s not just delicious but also pretty healthy and well-balanced.

Black Garlic Bagel

CREATED A BY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT

Ingredients

Serves : 4

  • 250g bread flour
  • 10g brown sugar
  • 4g salt
  • 3g dry yeast
  • 135ml lukewarm water
  • 40g black garlic, mashed
  • 1L hot water
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 20g shredded pizza cheese
  • 80g blackcurrant jam

How to Make it

  1. Mix the flour, sugar, salt, and yeast. Add lukewarm water and mashed black garlic, then knead into dough.
  2. Let it rise for about 15 minutes, then divide into 4 pieces and shape into bagels.
  3. Let them rise again for 20 minutes. Boil both sides in honey water for about 1 minute.
  4. Sprinkle with cheese and bake at 392°F(200°C) for around 15 minutes.
  5. Once cooled a bit, slice and spread in blackcurrant jam. Enjoy!

No.2

Black Garlic Steak Sauce

Keep the beef medium-rare for the best texture. Don’t over-reduce the sauce, it should stay smooth and glossy.

Black Garlic Steak Sauce

CREATED A BY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT

Ingredients

Serves : 4

  • 200g beef (for roast beef)
  • Salt a pinch
  • 50g baby leaf salad
  • 20g black garlic
  • 15g soy sauce
  • 7g sugar
  • 8g chuno sauce (thick Worcestershire sauce)
  • 30g Red wine
  • 45g water
  • Salad oil as needed

How to Make it

[Prep the Meat]

  1. Pat the meat dry and sprinkle a little salt on both sides.

[Make the Sauce]

  1. Peel the black garlic and roughly chop it.
  2. In a bowl, mix together the black garlic, soy sauce, sugar, chuno sauce, and water.
  3. In a small pot, pour in the red wine and cook until the alcohol has evaporated.
  4. Add the sauce mixture to the pot.
  5. Simmer over low heat until it thickens slightly.

[Cook the Meat]

  1. Heat some oil in a frying pan and sear the meat for 20–30 seconds on each side.
  2. Wrap the meat in foil, let it rest for 2–3 minutes, then slice.

[Plate and Serve]

  1. Arrange the meat on a plate, pour the sauce over, and serve.

No.3

Spinach and Thick-Cut Bacon Black Garlic Cream Pasta

A nutritious dish that supports healthy skin and helps fight fatigue.

Spinach and Thick-Cut Bacon Black Garlic Cream Pasta

CREATED A BY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT

Ingredients

Serves : 4

  • 320g pasta
  • 6 cloves black garlic
  • 200g spinach
  • 6 slices (210g) thick cut bacon
  • <1> 4 tbsp (48g) olive oil (extra virgin)
  • 600g milk
  • 4 tbsp granulated consommé
  • <2> 2 tbsp (24g) olive oil (extra virgin)

How to Make it

  1. Wash the spinach and cut it into 0.8-inch pieces.Peel and thinly slice the black garlic.
  2. Cut the bacon into 0.4-inch strips.
  3. Cook the pasta, draining it about 1 minute before the time on the package.
  4. Heat olive oil <1> in a frying pan, cook the bacon, then add the spinach.
  5. When the spinach softens, add the black garlic, milk, and consommé. Simmer for 1 minute.
  6. Add the pasta, toss well, drizzle with olive oil <2>, and serve.

No.4

Black Pizza

The sauce can be made in bulk and also works great with crackers or other dishes.

Black Pizza

CREATED A BY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT

Ingredients

Serves : 4

  • 2 sheets pizza crust

[For the sauce]

  • 5 cloves black garlic
  • 1/4 can (100g) canned tomatoes

[Toppings]

  • 1 (40g) green pepper
  • 1 (200g) onion
  • 8 (100g) cherry tomatoes
  • 4 slices (60g) ham
  • 4-6 cloves black garlic
  • 80–120g shredded cheese
  • 2 basil leaves

How to Make it

[Make the Sauce]

  1. In a saucepan, cook the black garlic and canned tomatoes over high heat. Once it comes to a boil, reduce to medium heat and simmer until slightly thickened.
  2. Transfer the mixture to a blender and blend until smooth. Season with a pinch of salt if desired.

[Prepare the Toppings]

  1. Cut the bell peppers, onion, cherry tomatoes, and ham into bite-sized pieces. Slice each black garlic clove into 4–6 pieces.
  2. Heat the oven to 482°F (250°C).
  3. Spread the sauce over the pizza crust, then add the veggies, ham, black garlic, and cheese on top.
  4. Bake at 482°F (250°C) for about 5 minutes, until the cheese is bubbly and the crust is golden. If it needs a little more color, bake for another 1–2 minutes.
  5. Top with fresh basil and enjoy while hot.

No.5

Garlic d’Orange

This dessert mixes the tangy kick of black garlic with fresh orange and sweet biscuits. The black garlic is mashed into a paste, making it easy to enjoy. Using biscuits keeps it super simple to make.

Garlic d’Orange

CREATED A BY UNIVERSITY STUDENT

Ingredients

Serves : 4

  • 100g biscuits
  • 50g melted butter
  • 80g cream cheese
  • 50g granulated sugar
  • 80g fresh cream
  • 200g (2 oranges) oranges
  • 75g (20 cloves) black garlic
  • 20g honey

How to Make it

[Base]

  1. Put the biscuits in a bag and crush them really fine. Mix in the melted butter. Mash 25g of black garlic into a paste and stir it in too. Divide the dough into 4 equal portions. Press each portion evenly along the sides of your mold (bottom diameter 89mm × height 28mm) to make a layer about 1cm thick. Pop it in the fridge until you’re ready to use it.

[Filling]

  1. Add honey and 20g of black garlic paste to cream cheese at room temperature. Mix until smooth. Done!
  2. Whip the heavy cream over ice water, gradually adding granulated sugar in three parts.

    •Fold half of the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture from ❷.
    •Mix 30g of black garlic paste into the remaining whipped cream.
    •Put both creams into separate piping bags and chill in the fridge .

[Garnish]

  1. Peel the orange and cut into 0.6-inch cubes.

[Decorate]

  1. Take the dough out of the fridge. First, pipe into the center, then pipe around it. Top with orange cubes. Add some mint on top if you like.

No.6

Mont Noir

This dessert really stands out by using two whole cloves of black garlic per serving. Mixing the black garlic into the chestnut paste makes sure you get that unique flavor in every bite.

Mont Noir

CREATED A BY UNIVERSITY STUDENT

Ingredients

Serves : 4

[Base]

  • 40g (1 egg) egg white
  • 32g (3.5 tbsp) sugar
  • 28g almond flour
  • 20g powdered sugar
  • 12g cake flour
  • 5g powdered sugar

[Filling]

  • 120g cream cheese
  • 15g(1.6 tbsp) sugar

[Paste]

  • 160g peeled sweet chestnuts
  • 25g(2.7 tbsp) sugar
  • 50g milk
  • 3g rum
  • 7g(1 clove) black garlic

[Decoration]

  • 50g (8 cloves) black garlic:for garnish

How to Make it

[Base]

  1. Whip the egg whites with a hand mixer until they’re foamy.Add the powdered sugar little by little (in about three parts) and keep mixing until the peaks hold their shape.
  2. Fold in sifted dry ingredients until just combined.
  3. Pipe into 2.7-inch rounds and dust tops with powdered sugar.
  4. Bake in a preheated oven at 374°F(190°C ) for 12 minutes.<A>

[Filling]

  1. Mix cream cheese and sugar together with a spatula.<B>

[Paste]

  1. Peel all the skin off the black garlic.
  2. Place all paste ingredients into a food processor and blend.
  3. Purée the blended.<C>

[Decorate]

  1. Pipe a small amount of <B> onto the baked base <A>.
  2. Put a decorative piece of black garlic on top, pipe <B> around it, and tidy up the edges.
  3. Pipe <C> around the edges.
  4. Mix the rest of the paste with the cream cheese, then plate it up and serve.

No.7

Black Garlic Roll

A fluffy roll cake made with black garlic in both the sponge and the cream. Rich aroma, soft texture, and a unique flavor!

Black Garlic Roll

CREATED A BY UNIVERSITY STUDENT

Ingredients

Serves : 4

[Base]

  • 330g (6 pcs) eggs
  • 120g sugar
  • 120g cake flour
  • 40g unsalted butter
  • 15g (1 tbsp) milk
  • 30g (5 cloves) black garlic

[Cream]

  • 200g fresh cream
  • 20g sugar
  • 12g (2 cloves) black garlic
  • 15g (1 tbsp) milk

[Garnish]

  • 1g mint leaves

How to Make it

[Base]

  1. Put eggs and 1/3 of the sugar into a bowl. Beat with a hand mixer until nice and fluffy. Add the rest of the sugar and mix again.
  2. Sift the cake flour into ❶ and gently fold it in.
  3. Mash the black garlic into a paste and add it to ❷. Add the melted butter and milk, then gently mix together.
  4. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Pour in the batter, smooth out the top, and tap the sheet to get rid of any air bubbles. Bake at 356°F (180°C) for about 15 minutes. <A>

[Cream]

  1. Place chilled heavy cream in a bowl. Whip it over an ice bath, adding sugar in two additions.
  2. Mash the black garlic with a spoon and microwave for about 1 minute 30 seconds. Stir in the milk, mix well, and let it cool.Once it’s cooled, add it to ❺.<B>
  3. Spread the cream from <B> over the dough from <A> and roll it up. Refrigerate for about 10 minutes.
  4. Cut into bite-sized pieces, pipe the cream on top, and finish with a few mint leaves.