How To Freeze Ginger

How To Freeze Ginger

Freezing ginger is one of the easiest and best freezer tips I have to offer you. Anytime I plan on making homemade Chinese food, I always want fresh ginger, but just like my dilemma with celery, I don’t always have ginger on hand… until now!

First thing you want to do is scrape off all the skin. I do this with either a butter knife or potato peeler. I tend to use both interchangeably… Since ginger isn’t typically smooth all over, having the potato peeler on hand really helps. Then, cut the ginger into chunks. Place in a small blender and add 2 Tablespoons of water.

Blend until you get a nice paste. I ended up adding a total of 5 Tablespoons of water to get the consistency I wanted. It’s going to be a thick paste.

Place the ginger mixture into a freezer quart size bag and freeze flat. This makes it so much easier to break off a piece when needed. If you make your paste too runny, it’ll freeze like an ice cube; however, if you freeze it with less water added, it’ll be more of a paste and the texture will be better.

****Note: You can also add garlic cloves to this to make it a ginger/garlic mixture. I prefer just doing ginger, so that I can add it to many different recipes.

How To Freeze Ginger

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Prep Time 5 mins

Total Time 5 mins

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Ingredients

  

• ½ pound ginger
• 5 Tbsp. water more or less

Instructions

 

• First thing you want to do is scrape off all the skin. I do this with either a butter knife or potato peeler.
• Cut the ginger into chunks.
• Place in a small blender and add 2 Tablespoons of water.
• Blend until you get a nice paste. I ended up adding a total of 5 Tablespoons of water to get the consistency I wanted. It's going to be a thick paste.
• Place the ginger mixture into a freezer quart size bag and freeze flat.
• Break off a piece as needed for your favorite recipes!

Notes

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