Homemade pickled ginger - 1 cooking recipes

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For pickling, you need to choose roots with a light, thin and elastic skin without spots or defects. The pulp of fresh ginger root is juicy and fragrant, the cut is smooth and even. When cut, a stale tuber looks like fibrous bast, there is almost no aroma and juiciness. Fresh young ginger root is heavier than old one.

Interesting recipe: 1. Peel the ginger root.2. Cut into thin slices.3. Place in a gastronorm container and sprinkle with salt.4. Leave to salt overnight.5. Pour half a glass of vinegar into 0.5 liters of water and add the same amount of sugar.6. Place lightly squeezed ginger slices in a saucepan. Pour in half of the marinade. Cook from the moment of boiling for 10 minutes.7. Select boiled ginger and transfer to a storage container. Pour in the remaining marinade.8. Close tightly. Store in the refrigerator.9. After two days, the ginger is ready.

Helpful tips:• To make the ginger have a pleasant pink hue, you can add a slice of peeled beets or beet juice to it.• The taste will be more exotic if you use rice, apple, plum or wine vinegar for pickling.• Pickled ginger has the qualities of a natural pain reliever, so it can be used for headaches.• Ginger root has excellent bactericidal properties, therefore it is highly recommended for people with low immunity.