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Homemade Pickled Ginger 自制腌酸姜



Ingredients :
250-300gm  young ginger
2/3 tspn  salt
1 glass jar

Ingredients for brining :
150ml   vinegar
6 TB  sugar
1/2 tspn  salt
( combine all ingredients then cook to dissolve sugar or till vinegar smell has evaporated, next off the heat and set aside )

Method :
(1)  scrap off ginger skin then cut and throw off the green part, keep the red part instead for later use.
(2)  next, cut ginger into thin slices and stir in 2/3 tspn salt till well mixed, then let to rest for 15 minutes. (you may use a peeler to slice the ginger)

(3)  once its ready, squeeze out juices and ginger should turned soft at this stage.
(4)  bring a small pot of water to boil then stir in ginger slices and let to boil for about 3 minutes.
(5) once its done, drain and squeeze out the excess water. Then let ginger slices lined on a tray or basket to cool off.

(6) now, place cooked ginger slices into jar including the remaining red ginger head. This pink part will helps the juice became pinkish after some time later.
(7)  finally, pour the brinning syrup into filled jar and keep jar cover by lid.

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