How to prepare garlic croutons for beer? It would seem that the simplest recipe, to which it is so difficult to find the answer! But in this article, you will learn how to make croutons to make them great.
Recipe content:
- Features of the preparation of crackers
- Ingredients
- Step by step cooking
- Video recipe
Crispy croutons are the most popular beer snack. However, store-bought options with preservatives and flavors are dangerous to human health. Therefore, let's cook croutons on our own at home from the most natural products. Moreover, it is quite simple to do this, since the process itself takes only 30-40 minutes.
Features of the preparation of crackers
To prepare such croutons, you will need, of course, fresh or slightly stale bread, of course without an untidy smell and mold. Each piece of croutons should be about 1 cm thick, otherwise they will not be crispy and will not cook well. The very shape of the slices does not matter, classically they are cut into oblong, rectangular or square pieces, reminiscent of the store.
You can cook croutons both in a pan, in the oven, and in the microwave. In addition, you can use a variety of bread - white loaf, black or rye bread. In addition, you can give crackers a different taste by adding different spices and spices.
- Calorie content per 100 g - 63 kcal.
- Servings - 1/4 black round bread
- Cooking time - 45 minutes
Ingredients:
- Black bread - 1/4 loaf
- Garlic - 2 cloves
- Refined vegetable oil - 3 tablespoons
- Salt - a pinch
- Black pepper - a pinch
- Ground coriander - 1/4 tsp
- Mustard - 2 tsp
Cooking garlic croutons for beer
1. Cut the skin off the bread, although this should be done as desired. After the bread pulp, cut into pieces of any size. I chose elongated bars.
2. Now prepare the sauce that will give the croutons the flavor you want. Put peeled and finely chopped garlic, mustard, salt, black pepper and coriander in a suitable container for the entire volume of croutons.
3. Pour refined vegetable oil into a bowl and mix well.
4. Place the croutons in a bowl with the sauce and stir. Vegetable oil and mustard are immediately absorbed into them.
5. Then put the croutons on a baking sheet. Also add all the garlic remaining in the container to them.
6. Heat the oven to 200 degrees and send the croutons to bake for 15 minutes. When they reach a rosy brown color, then they are ready. Remove them from the oven and place them on a paper towel to take in any excess fat. After that, the croutons can be served to the table without waiting for them to cool down, since hot they are the most fragrant and appetizing.
See also a video recipe on how to make garlic croutons with sauce and cheese.