If you don't know how to preserve it, ginger will quickly rot and sprout. If you want to keep ginger from spoiling, apply the tips below.
Ginger is an indispensable spice in the family kitchen. In addition to using it in cooking, you can use ginger to make tea, jam, and candy with the effect of warming the body and dispelling colds.
Many housewives will encounter the situation where ginger quickly spoils or after a few days, the ginger sprouts and shrinks.
To preserve ginger, you need to have the following tips.
Preserving ginger in a rice barrel
If you buy a lot of ginger but have not used it yet, you can bury it in a rice barrel.Note, before putting ginger in a rice barrel, use a towel to wipe off the dirt on the outside of the ginger skin. Do not wash ginger with water because it will spoil very quickly. Then, just put ginger in a rice barrel. A dry rice barrel will help the ginger to be more ᵭà, without worrying about it being rotten or sprouting.
Preserving ginger with salt
Wash the ginger to remove all the dirt on the outside.
Prepare a small bowl of water and add salt to stir.
Soak the ginger in salted water for about 10 minutes.
Then, take the ginger out and leave it in a cool place to dry. You must let the ginger dry completely before storing.
Then, use plastic wrap to wrap each ginger root. Use your hands to rub and squeeze all the air inside the plastic wrap out, so that the plastic wrap wraps as close to the ginger root as possible.
The smell has the effect of killing bacteria, helping to prevent bacteria from growing and spoiling ginger. The plastic wrap will help separate the ginger from the outside air. This method helps the ginger stay fresh.
With the half-cut ginger pieces, you can apply a little smell on the cut surface. Then, leave the ginger in a cool, airy place. Doing so, the half-used ginger pieces will not be spoiled.
Preserving ginger with white vinegar
First, you also need to clean the sand and dirt on the ginger and leave the ginger in a cool, airy place.
Prepare a jar or box with a lid. Put the cleaned and drained ginger into the box. Pour vinegar to cover the ginger. You can use white vinegar or balsamic vinegar or any other type of vinegar. Finally, cover the jar tightly and leave it in a cool, dry place.
This way, the ginger will be preserved without spoiling. You can use ginger soaked in vinegar to eat directly or as a spice for dishes.
Preserving sliced gingerYou can store ginger in the refrigerator but you should dry it first. Wash the ginger, remove dirt and let it drain. The ginger skin also has many health benefits, so you don't need to peel it off.
Cut the ginger into thin slices and put them in a box with a lid. Put the ginger box in the freezer to preserve it. This way, you can keep the ginger fresh all year round. Each time you use it, just take out a sufficient amount to cook, no need to let it decompose.
With the ginger that has sprouted, don't rush to throw it away. Bury the ginger in a pot of soil, occasionally water it so that the ginger can grow. After a while, you will have a ginger plant in your house. In addition to waiting to harvest the ginger root, the ginger leaves can also be used in delicious dishes.