In my quest to anti-inflame… or de-flame… I found out that ginger is supposedly a natural anti-inflammatory. I’m on a sciatica relief quest, and someone also suggested foot baths of vinegar and water. Now, I know it’s easy to go to Trader Joes and pick up some candied ginger, but it’s just too far for me to make the trip. I did find some in Chinatown, but it’s too expensive. So I found instructions on-line and made some myself. I must say it came out pretty good!
Peel and thinly slice fresh ginger. I discovered a trick to peeling ginger is with the back of a spoon. Super easy!
Place sliced ginger in a heavy saucepan.
Mix up equal parts sugar and water. I used natural cane sugar.
Add the sugarwater to the pan, to cover the ginger.
Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and cook, stirring frequently.
Cook until ginger is transparent, which for me was maybe 2 hours.
Drain the syrup and save to make home-made ginger ale (mix a couple tbsp’s with soda water!).
Toss cooled ginger in sugar to coat.
Dry it out in an oven on very low heat. Maybe 250° for 1-2 hours.
Store in the fridge.
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October 21st, 2009 at 12:46
candied ginger in one of my favorite things! i think i’ll stash this recipe away for a snow day.
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