Pickled ginger is a product used in oriental cuisine. Most often it is served with Japanese dishes: rolls and sushi. Pickled ginger is used to decorate dishes and as a snack. Despite the exoticism, this product can be prepared at home.
It is necessary
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- Peeler
- Fresh ginger
- Rice vinegar
- Sugar
- Salt
- Saucepan or ladle
- Plate
- Jars with lids
Instructions
Step 1
At the very beginning, you need to buy ginger, it is sold in markets and supermarkets in vegetable departments, usually by weight. Keep it fresh, this is one of the secrets to successfully pickling ginger. The fresh ginger root is firm, light in color, the skin is smooth and undamaged.
Step 2
After fresh ginger is purchased, it should be prepared for pickling. To do this, rinse it well with water, and then peel it off. You can peel ginger just like carrots by peeling off the skin, or you can cut off thin slices like peeling potatoes.
Step 3
Then the ginger should be cut into thin strips. If you have a very sharp knife, then it will not be difficult for you to finely chop the ginger. But it is best to use a special vegetable peeler, with which the ginger can be cut into very thin slices. The thinner the ginger is cut, the faster and better it will marinate.
Step 4
After the ginger is thinly sliced, it should be covered with salt and left for a while while the marinade is being prepared.
Step 5
For the marinade, heat the stove and pour it into a saucepan with rice vinegar. Then you need to add sugar and salt to it and boil the liquid in order for the crystals to dissolve. After that, the pre-salted ginger must be rinsed from excess salt and filled with hot marinade.
Step 6
The ginger in the hot marinade should stand for a while and cool down, only then you can proceed to the next step.
Step 7
In order for the ginger to soften, it must be boiled directly in the marinade for about 30 minutes.
Step 8
While the ginger is cooking, you can prepare the jars during this time. They must be rinsed with hot water and wiped dry. You can also heat the jars in the microwave, this will be additional sterilization.
Step 9
At the end of cooking, you just have to put the ginger in the jars and seal them.
