Garlic Spears

Have you ever seen these in your supermarket? They look like little stems with yellowish flowers about to pop open. But they are garlic spears (the stem and bud of the flowering tops of the elephant garlic) and they are delicious! I love experimenting and trying new things, so i had to give them a try. The closest thing I can compare them to is a really thin asparagus, and the bulb is super soft and delicate. The garlic flavor is really mild, like roasted garlic but without the sweetness.

Give them a shot—they're super simple and delicious!

Ingredients::

_ 1 bunch of garlic spears

_ olive oil

_ 1 tbs of butter

_ salt & pepper

_ 1/4 cup of water

Directions:

_ Wash up the garlic spears and cut up about 1 inch of the ends.

_ Heat up the olive oil & butter (medium heat). Brown the spears for about 2 minutes and stir around. After they get some color add some salt & pepper to taste, then add the water and cover for about 2 minutes. Keep and eye on them, the idea is for the stems to get a nice bright green and get tender (kinda like a asparagus).

I served them as a side dish with dinner, then heated up the leftovers and served them with a sandwich. I can think of SO many things these could be good in, like pasta, maybe a nice couscous salad or plain and grilled. Yum!