Guy Fieri's Garlic Bread

 

I was scrolling through Instagram the other day and came across a reel by Simply Recipes which was for the  most delicious looking garlic bread I had ever seen.   It looked amazing.  

Attributed to Guy Fieri, it was quite unlike any garlic bread I had ever seen before.   It was loaded with texture and flavors!!

I really like Guy Fieri.  I used to watch his program Diner, Drive Ins and Dives when I lived in the U.K.   He's a real foodie!   I would watch the show and drool over the places he got to eat and the food he got to enjoy!

 

Two other guys I like to watch are on a channel called Jolly on YouTube. They travel around trying all different kinds of food also. I am an armchair foodie tourist!

Anyways, when I saw this garlic bread I immediately wanted to make some for myself!  I went shopping with my sister on Saturday and picked up some fresh bread and spring onions so that I could come home and make it for myself!

 

Yes, Spring Onions, or scallions as they are also called!  I hadn't really seen a garlic bread using them before.  Also Hot Sauce.  I think these are the two secret ingredients that take this garlic bread over the top!   That and plenty of good garlic and parmesan cheese!

The video I saw didn't give any quantities, and neither did they give quantities on the Simply Recipes page,  and so I guessed at them. I was probably on the more generous side, but can you ever really have too much garlic, cheese, butter, and onions on crispy golden toasted bread?  I think not!

I really loved the slight  vinegary tang and heat that the hot sauce gave to it. (I used red tabasco, but green tabasco would work very well also.) 

All of the flavors worked together in perfect harmony to create a garlic bread that was incredibly moreish. Just garlicky enough. Just cheesy enough.  Just oniony enough.  In short, perfect!  I could have eaten half a loaf.  (Oh my!)  Thank you Guy!

 

WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE GUY FIERI'S GARLIC BREAD

Just a few simple ingredients!  Buy the best of each that you can afford and you can't go wrong!

• 1 cup (225g) salted butter, melted
• 2 fat cloves of garlic, peeled and minced
• 2 spring onions, washed, trimmed and minced
• 1 TBS minced fresh flat leaf parsley
• 3 TBS coarsely grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 tsp hot sauce (or to taste)
• fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1 fresh French Baguette, sliced in half horizontally and then into 3 inch pieces in length

 

I use salted butter in pretty much everything and cut back on any salt needed in the recipe.  This is what works for me. No need to have two different kinds of butter in the house!

It is easy to peel garlic. Just place the cloves on a cutting board and using the side of a large knife, press the knife down on top of them, pressing quite hard.  The skin should slip off very easily after that.

 You want your Parmesan to have a bit of a tooth in this. You could use the finely grated Parmesan, but I really enjoyed the texture of the coarsely grated.

I thought two spring onion was plenty. You may not need it all. It all depends on how much you enjoy the flavor of onion. The onion really won't cook much in this so judge accordingly.

The hot sauce is what really makes this garlic bread.  You don't really feel too much heat from it. It adds a lovely flavor!

 

HOW TO MAKE GUY FIERI'S GARLIC BREAD

Nothing could be quicker or easier. If you are a fan of garlic bread, prepare to be amazed! You could leave the halves of the baguette whole, but I think cutting it into serving sized pieces prior to grilling is a whole lot easier and gives you even more crispy edges!

Preheat the grill or broiler of your oven to high. Place the top rack 4 to 6 inches from the flame.

Whisk the melted butter, spring onions, garlic, cheese, hot sauce, salt and pepper together to combine well.

 

Place the slices of bread on a baking sheet, cut sides up.  Spoon the melted butter mixture over the top of each slice of bread, dividing it equally amongst them.

Pop the baking sheet underneath the hot grill and grill the slices until they start to turn golden brown. (2 to 3 minutes) (Don't take your eyes off it for a second as it can burn in a flash!)  Serve hot.

Store any leftovers in the refrigerator.  They can easily be reheated by warming in a low oven.

 

This was probably the most delicious and decadent garlic bread I have ever eaten. Nice and buttery with bags of lovely flavors and textures! It also smells amazing while it is grilling. I really enjoyed it!!! 

I enjoyed it with some spaghetti pasta tossed with a simple, quality, jarred  tomato and basil marinara sauce!  With parmesan cheese sifted over top of the hot pasta and that tasty bread on the side, this was a truly delicious and yet very simple and quick supper!

 

There is nothing I love more with pasta, soups or stews than some kind of bread to help mop up all of the sauce and gravy.  Here are a few others that I enjoy!

ONION, GARLIC & CHEESE PLUCKIT BREAD -  A different kind of garlic bread. A whole loaf is cut in such a way as to give you standing up fingers, all attached at the bottom of the loaf.  A tasty onion, garlic and cheese  mixture is spread in between the cuts and then the loaf is heated until everything gets all ooey, gooey, and moreishly edible. Ripe for the plucking!

FLAKY GOAT'S CHEESE & CHIVE BISCUITS - Biscuits as in a North American style of bread.  Light and flaky, not sweet in the least, with plenty of goat's cheese melted in between some of those flaky layers and plenty of chives in the dough.  North American Biscuits are like a cross between a scone and a pastry and are oh so delicious!  These are fabulous no matter what you serve them with!

Yield: 6 servings

Author: Marie Rayner

Guy Fieri's Garlic Bread

Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 3 MinTotal time: 8 Min

This is probably the most delicious garlic bread you will ever make or eat. Simple and oh so tasty!

Ingredients

• 1 cup (225g) salted butter, melted
• 2 fat cloves of garlic, peeled and minced
• 2 spring onions, washed, trimmed and minced
• 1 TBS minced fresh flat leaf parsley
• 3 TBS coarsely grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 tsp hot sauce (or to taste)
• fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1 fresh French Baguette, sliced in half horizontally and then into 3 inch pieces in length

Instructions

1. Preheat the grill or broiler of your oven to high. Place the top rack 4 to 6 inches from the flame.
2. Whisk the melted butter, spring onions, garlic, cheese, hot sauce, salt and pepper together to combine well.
3. Place the slices of bread on a baking sheet, cut sides up.
4. Spoon the melted butter mixture over the top of each slice of bread, dividing it equally amongst them.
5. Pop the baking sheet underneath the hot grill and grill the slices until they start to turn golden brown. (2 to 3 minutes) (Don't take your eyes off it for a second as it can burn in a flash!)
6. Serve hot.

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