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Homemade Pickled Ginger (Gari)

By: Phoena  
"Pickled ginger is called gari or amazu shoga in Japanese. It's served with sushi or sashimi and eaten between different kinds of sushi. It helps to clean your taste buds and enhance the flavors. It's also great with Century Eggs - a Chinese delicacy. You can find prepared pickled ginger in pink or white at most Asian markets but I preferred to make my own and share with family and friends."

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Prep Time:
40 Min
Cook Time:
5 Min
Ready In:
45 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 1 1/2 cups
 

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces fresh young ginger root, peeled
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
  • 1 cup rice vinegar
  • 1/3 cup white sugar

Directions

  1. Cut the ginger into chunks and place them into a bowl. Sprinkle with sea salt, stir to coat and let stand for about 30 minutes. Transfer the ginger to a clean jar.
  2. In a saucepan, stir together the rice vinegar and sugar until sugar has dissolved. Bring to a boil, then pour the boiling liquid over the ginger root pieces in the jar.
  3. Allow the mixture to cool, then put the lid on the jar and store in the refrigerator for at least one week. You will see that the liquid will change to slightly pinkish in few minutes. Don't be alarmed because it's the reaction of rice vinegar that causes the change. Only quality rice vinegar can do that! Some commercial pickled ginger has red coloring added. Cut pieces of ginger into paper thin slices for serving.

Footnotes

  • For safety when canning and preserving foods, contact your local extension for guidelines in your area that will be specific to your altitude. Click here to read more about canning and preserving.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 13 | Total Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 0mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 9, 2008 by mamabear 
It is nice to know how to make our own pickled ginger. I sliced the ginger thin when it was... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 18, 2007 by amydoll 
Very good. Surprised at how easy this was, just hard to wait! To peel ginger, just use a... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 30, 2008 by Cushla 
Good recipe. I used apple cider vinegar with a dash of balsamic as I had ran out of rice... MORE

 
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