Is it GARLIC or ONION first when cooking?

I have a food chopper and I always put in the cloves of garlic and cut up pieces of onion in it together. Then I either press chop or grind and cut them up together. Then I put them in a saute pan with some olive oil and butter. This way they are done at the same time. Have a great day and happy myLotting!!!

hi! when doing sautes i often do the garlic first and then onion just seconds behind. i love the smell of garlic frying and somehow if i put the onion first, it will swamp out the smell. hehe is no science behind it as far as i have been told but it is mostly up to the cook which flavor he/she wants to rise up to the occasion. if you don't want the garlic to come out too strong, then do the onion first. coz if you put the garlic after the onion is on the process of caramelizing (getting translucent thru saute), the garlic won't really fry because the onion has released water already.

In normal south Indian cooking it differs much. I am from Kerala, we use coconut oil for frying, sometime sunflower oil or palm oil. When it is heated we add 'curry leaves' in some cases mustard seeds as well. Then we used to add sliced onions or sliced shallots. sometime we add the garlic and ginger pasted/crushed after adding onion. Then after frying it we add the remaining things. We used to make normally by using lots of spices and bit hot chillies. If we are frying something we make a mixed pastes of spices flours: coriander, turmeric, red chilly, cumin, cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaf, pepper. We may add lemon/lime extracts or yoghurt or corn flour to thicken it and mix it the stuff for frying with salt. then fry in oil. We use curry and semi liquid or solid type side dishes. We use scrapped coconut also in many dry fried cooking methods also pasted coconut in some type of curries. Hope you have a nice cooking time. Peace.

While personal preference is always an option, I think it is best to saute the onion first. I used to throw garlic in early in the cooking, but got a tip that, because it burns easily, it could be added later on. I have followed that suggestion and it has been successful for me, as the garlic has not burned. It makes sense; the onion (and/or other veggies or ingredients you throw in first) provides moisture which, in addition to whatever fats you have already in the pan, allow the garlic to release its flavor without the burn. Lots of yummy, unburned garlic enhances the flavor of almost anything!

I fry the onions first as garlic only need to be heated for the flavour to come out. You do not have to fry garlic. You are doing it right, by frying your onions first.

it is depend on which food you are making. sometime, you even have to put garlic last.

I don't really know why I do it, but I put the garlic in first. That is just the way I have always done it. Your way makes sense though because the garlic will cook quicker.

Hi, switcher. Welcome to myLoT!! When I am cooking, I will sprinkle the powdered garlic first. Then I will then add chopped and sliced yellow onions to my meal. That is how I do it. I am unsure how others cook. I find this to work for me. I don't use whole garlic that I will have to peel and slice up. I use Mrs. Dash seasoning.

if it is soup do the garlic first. Why? Well because it will "release" more flavour than if you put it afterward. The rest just depends, and also if you are using the whole garlic or powder etc.

food and cooking are two of the things that facinate me. i love watching my mom cook when i was a little girl. she's a superb cook so i had to defy her rules that i just had to be an observer. in sauteeing, garlic is placed on the pan with hot oil first but you should do it with care because it might get burned. the technique is to move it using the laddle and add in the onions at once. i have observed that it's all right to put them (garlic and onion) together. as the garlic turns brown, it really gives a different smell that reaches your nostrils down to your tummy. for me, it doesn't really matter as long as they don't get burnt. happy mylotting!

Everytime I sauted food, I always put chopped garlic first, let it turn golden brown and then I put on the onion, I'm used to it because that was my mother said, she's a good cook and I've learned a lot from her.