First, I want to start by saying that I am no chef or even a slightly skilled cook. When I cook, I just throw things together that I hope will not end up poisoning me.
So, today I decided to use the garlic scapes I picked the other day. What I did was to chop them up in to tiny pieces about 1/2″ long. I mixed them in a pan with a can of corn and a can of beans (draining the water from the cans before adding them.) I heated them up on high to get them all nice and toasty. Then I took some rice and put it on a plate and mixed in the vegetables and a little salt and pepper and a bit of butter.
It was pretty good. It would probably make a chef laugh hysterically at my attempt a cooking, but hey, it filled my tummy. The garlic scapes didn’t turn all mushy. In fact, they were still very firm after they were cooked. Maybe I should have cooked them separately to make them soften up, but I think the crunchiness of the scapes and corn added some texture to the green beans and rice.
Overall it was a mildly successful adventure. And I survived it relatively unscathed except for a few burns as water spattered off the washed scapes and on to my skin.
I took a picture of the finished meal for you to admire of scoff at, your choice.
Garlic scape meal
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