Texas Black Gold Garlic

 

Many times I get products that I have never tasted or tried before, and today was one of those days.

From San Antonio, Texas, I received several products from the company, Texas Black Gold Garlic. Now I have had garlic and used garlic many times, but never "black". So I was very excited to cook with these products today and so glad I had the opportunity to do so.

Stephen Paprocki is the founder of these yummy black gold garlic products. He has developed heat-aging standard garlic into gold. The garlic is a rich black, with the taste of sweet balsamic in every bite. You know the products taste good when you have a top Chef creating them.

The standard garlic is grown by independent farmers, right in Texas, Pennsylvania, and California! Then the magic begins with the process into some really great products that will turn your dishes into five-star restaurant quality.

Black garlic is not only a wonderful addition to your dishes but is a great antioxidant for our bodies. It helps to regulate blood sugar levels. Texas black garlic can be used in so many ways, from a rub to a dressing, it's perfect.

So let me tell you how everyone's palette was so pleased today.

The day started with breakfast and some really good breakfast potatoes coated with, Texas black gold garlic powder. The black gold garlic powder is handmade, and in every bite, you taste the love that went into the process. As you do with all the products. It gives your dish A rich, dark, and flavorful twist on a traditional spice, ideal for steaks, steak-like fish fillets, and chicken. It tastes much better than your standard garlic powder. What makes it even more special is that it's vegan. And comes in a resealable bag to keep it fresh. The overall taste is mild and does not overpower your dish. Anywhere you use garlic, you can now use your Texas black gold garlic. It will become your new go-to when your dish calls for garlic.

In my box from Texas black gold garlic, was a few different size bags of their black garlic bulbs. And for lunch, I made a delicious black garlic burrata cheese pizza. The combo of the burrata cheese and the Texas black garlic was a culinary marriage. The pizza had the nice sweet flavor from the black garlic, which just took it over the top mouth-watering. The Texas black gold garlic is tasty enough to just eat it skin and all. Also, it's a great addition to your meals, salads, and even desserts. Texas black gold garlic doesn't skimp with the product either, you get a good amount of whole bulbs in each bag. This is a great gluten-free, vegan product, but great for all to eat.

For dinner, I made an appy of homemade crackers topped with Texas black gold garlic puree and jalapeno cheese that I made as well. You will notice when you grab a black gold garlic bulb how soft they are. Easy to take a knife and make a paste. But with the jar of this Texas black gold product, they have made a puree for you. It is a gluten-free, soy-free, and vegan product. It spreads just like butter and can be used on any type of dish. The puree has a natural sweetness to it with no acid taste at all. It has a nice creamy texture to it that you just want to keep eating. From a cracker to a crostini, even a dressing, Texas black gold garlic puree is perfect! And if your daring, try adding some incorporated in olive oil.

Also to have with dinner, I made some braided breadsticks and topped them with Texas black gold sea salt. This product might just replace the table salt that you're currently using. It just makes your food pop with gourmet flavor. It's a sea salt seasoning that when you use it, you need to add nothing more. A wonderful rub for meat, fish, or poultry, but use it where you would in recipes calling for salt or seasonings. Again great gluten-free, vegan product from Texas black gold garlic, in a resealable pouch.

Dinner was a skillet of chicken that was coated with, Texas black gold coffee blackening spice. Can I hear an Amen, that this chicken was off the charts with flavor right down to the bone. This is a take on a classic blackening spice for Texas black gold. To it, they added a finely ground coffee, that gives you an enhancement of smoky flavor. There is then a hint of a fruity taste that is out of this world mouth-watering. Using it you get the blackening and the taste. From the time you open the bag until you eat your meal, the aroma is so amazing. You just want to suck the chicken bone dry, it's that good!

To go alongside the chicken, was some pappardelle pasta made with black gold garlic cloves. It added a nice depth of flavor to the pasta with a hint of sweetness. Just loving these products!

 

INGREDIENTS

 

1 pound dry Pappardelle pasta

about 3 tablespoons olive oil, for the pasta and the pan

½ cup Texas black garlic cloves (about 2 heads)

¾ cup shallots, thinly sliced

¾ cup dry white wine

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

1 tablespoon chives chopped for topping

 

Prepare the pasta. Cook the pasta until al dente in a large saucepan of boiling, salted water. The pasta should be soft but not mushy. Drain the pasta and stir with a little olive oil before covering and setting aside. Prepare the black garlic from Texas. Peel and coarsely chop all of the black garlic, keeping it in rather big parts. Prepare the sauce. Place a medium to large sauté pan over medium heat and coat the bottom with olive oil. Cook until the shallots are tender and beginning to brown, approximately 4 minutes. Toss in the black garlic with the shallots. Then add the wine, increase the heat to high, and let it decrease by about 13 percent. Swirl the pan with the butter until it melts into the wine. Season generously with salt and pepper to taste. Assembling. Mix the cooked pasta into the skillet with the sauce, being careful not to overcook it. Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with parsley.  

For movie night I made some very yummy wings using Texas black gold wing sauce. This wing sauce is in a league of its own, with a wonderful buttery taste like no other wing sauce. Not only is it great for wings, but would also be good as a marinade for other meats even poultry.

Also sent over were some bottles of black shallot capsules, black ginger capsules, and black garlic capsules. Will have to update you on those.

And a thank you for the lovely T-shirt!

For Texas black gold garlic, you can find them online, Amazon, Etsy, and Faire.

 

www.texasblackgoldgarlic.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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