Fresh Root Ginger

adelight

It lasts for ages in the fridge and freezer, so you could chop a few bits up and pop in the freezer, or grate some in with prepped stir fry veg for the freezer.
You can make ginger tea by adding a tiny bit of grated ginger or a 1cm cube to a cup of boiling water, letting it cool, then zap back to hot in the microwave. Really yummy and zingy and good for migraines, it was a total god send when I was getting migraines in the summer.

rosie383

I whizz it up, unpeeled in the FP. Then keep some in a screw-top galss jar in the fridge with a wee bit of oil on top. Keeps easily for 2 months like this. The rest of the whizzed up or grated ginger goes into ice-cube trays in the freezer and then into a bag. Defrosts in minutes and perfect size when the recipe calls for an inch of ginger.

g33kb0y

I found this recipe online

To make 5 Gallons of ALCOHOLIC ginger beer. Use 1.5 Lbs of Ginger root. 4 Kg's of sugar. 4 or 5 Lemons. Boil and simmer all ingredients in a large pan for 30 mins(enough to get really lovely ginger taste) then pour into barrel , make sure water is lukewarm and add 2 sachets of champagne yeast.
Wait 7 days. Bottle , leave for further 7 days at room temperature then chill and enjoy!
Finished product will be around 4 - 5 % proof!

pandora205

I freeze it whole and grate it frozen, just picking out any big bits of skin. It lasts for ages.

mrs_baggins

I am at this moment drinking a tea made from grated ginger/honey and cinammon.

Last night I also used some grated ginger with soy sauce, honey and marinded chicken thighs for a while before cooking them.

puddy

would it be nice in a hot bath?

Mokeyjen

Thanks for all your suggestions, I am going to give them all a go!

zippychick

ive merged this with our fresh ginger thread

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zippychick

I have loads of fresh ginger - what's the best way to store it?

rosie383

See my post number 113 above. i always buy a few hundred grams at a time. Takes the work out of it.