Mincing Garlic

So your preparing a meal and you see that the recipe calls for minced garlic. What the heck does that mean?!?!? Mincing garlic basically means that you are making a sort of paste out of the garlic.
Start chopping the garlic like normal. Add a sprinkle of salt.


Use the the side of the knife to "slide" across the garlic firmly.

Chop across again and slide. Repeat until you have a paste and garlic pieces are very small.


The salt provides texture that helps "grind" the garlic down.