ginger appeared on our desks not so long ago, but has already managed to conquer its unique taste not only gourmets.After all, he does not just adds sharpness and saturation of the dishes, but also is one of the useful products, which have for many years used for medicinal purposes.
ginger prepared as medicinal drink, which accelerate the healing process.Especially useful for such drinks during colds as infusion of the root of this plant is a good antibacterial agent.Furthermore, ginger and used for preparing various dishes such as cakes, meat, and also as an additive for beer and kvass.
considered the most popular pickled ginger.Today you can buy in any supermarket.Yet to know how to pickle ginger alone, everyone should.It's very easy, just buy a fresh root of this plant.
Many just love pickled ginger, it is considered especially indispensable when submitting land.But not everyone knows how to cook it yourself at home.This is no big deal.Next, imagine a couple of ways to pickle ginger quickly and easily.For each of the presented methods should be chosen only fresh root.
In fact, you can marinate it with his own much tastier than to buy ready-made at the store.And if you know how to pickle ginger at home, then you have already seen that it is easy and simple.And if not, then the recipes listed below will help you with this.
How to pickle ginger - the first way
Ingredients:
- salt, sugar - on a teaspoon;
- vinegar (wine or rice);
- soy sauce.
necessary to clean the root of the plant from the skin, then chop it with a sharp knife.Fold it in a pan and pour cool water.After half an hour then placed in the refrigerator.Then put on fire and boil, then remove from water and cool.
must now begin preparing the marinade.To do this in a separate bowl mix the sugar, salt, vinegar, soy sauce and boil.The resulting marinade to pour ginger and infuse for an hour.It has stored in the refrigerator in the closed vessel is not more than three months.
How to pickle ginger - the second way to
Ingredients for marinating:
- water - 4-5 liters;
- rice vinegar - 2 cups;
- ginger - 0.6 kg;
- salt - 1 tablespoon;
- sugar - glass
As mentioned above, select the root imbyarya should be very carefully so that it was fresh.Moreover, its skin should be slightly translucent.And if she has small wrinkles, so the root is not the first freshness and clean, cut it will be difficult.Moreover, it should be smooth and hard to the touch.
Initially, ginger should be cleaned from the skin, then chop.Cutting process for pickling is also considered important enough, and it should be done very carefully and correctly.Pieces of root must be very thin and long, sliced ​​diagonally.You can cut it with a knife for vegetables, food processor or a grater.
then chopped ginger should be put into a deep pot (preferably ceramic) and sprinkle with salt.Then pour boiling water and let stand five minutes.Then cast a little water in a separate pot and add sugar with rice vinegar.Now we need to drain the remaining water from the ginger and mix it with that to which was added sugar and vinegar.Ginger need to shift into a glass jar, pour the marinade and place in the refrigerator.The next day, you can enjoy its exquisite taste.
It should be noted that the pickling ginger takes so much time.In this case, the marinade can also add garlic, cloves, pepper, Thai and other ingredients to your taste.
Bon appetit!
