Do I grade it, peel it? I'm not even sure. Help!
2007-02-25 04:24:30 · 11 answers · asked by Jennifer T 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Fresh ginger can be found in the produce section of most grocery stores. Look for smooth skin with a fresh, spicy fragrance. Tubers should be firm and feel heavy.
Long length is a sign of maturity, and mature rhizomes will be hotter and more fibrous. Avoid those with wrinkled flesh, as this is an indication of aged ginger past its prime.
To remove the skin from fresh mature ginger, peel with a paring knife. The ginger can then be sliced, minced or julienned. The taste that ginger imparts to a dish depends upon when it is added during the cooking process. Added at the beginning, it will lend a subtler flavor while added near the end, it will deliver a more pungent taste.
2007-02-25 05:13:13 · answer #1 · answered by REDMEAT 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get a pot with semi-dry dirt and put your ginger root in it. Do not cover it all the way. Most of the ginger bought from the stores are not grown in dirt. They have a special alien way, like Epcot.
2016-03-16 00:48:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For best use you should peel ginger. It can be grated or chopped. It depends on what you are making. If you are baking, the by all means grate away. But if you are cooking,then either chop or dice or mince...
2007-02-25 05:41:43 · answer #3 · answered by Jay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Skin(peel) and chop, since the recipie calls for "CHOPPED fresh ginger root."
If it called for grated ginger then you would grate it.
2007-02-25 04:45:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Peel it then you can either chop finely, or use a carrot peeler to take little slivers off, or a cheese grater and use the part with the biggest holes.
2007-02-25 04:28:46 · answer #5 · answered by Sexy_Bunny 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
All the above answers are correct. You also can freeze the unuse ginger, it will last a long time in the freezer.
2007-02-25 04:31:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
well i am from Trinidad and my mom never peel the ginger we would wash it and grate it for all the flavor is in the skin. now ginger is a strong thing so please make sure that you follow the rep ice ok.
2007-02-25 07:37:11 · answer #7 · answered by ginger b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peel then chop like garlic
2007-02-25 04:26:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
i would peel it then chop finely. if you are ever unsure how to prepare foods ask the grocers, they should be able to help you
2007-02-25 04:47:32 · answer #9 · answered by sue brew 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cut that tough outer skin off, then mince it up like anything else.
2007-02-25 04:27:26 · answer #10 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋