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Ingredients for - Homemade Pickled Ginger (Gari)
How to cook deliciously - Homemade Pickled Ginger (Gari)
1. Stage
Cut ginger into chunks. Place in a bowl, sprinkle with sea salt, and stir to coat. Let stand for about 30 minutes, then transfer to a clean lidded jar.
2. Stage
Stir together rice vinegar and sugar in a saucepan until sugar has dissolved. Bring to a boil, then pour the boiling liquid over ginger root pieces in the jar.
3. Stage
Allow the mixture to cool, then seal the jar. After a few minutes, the liquid may change to a slightly pinkish color; don't be alarmed. Store in the refrigerator for at least 1 week.
4. Stage
Cut pieces of ginger into paper-thin slices for serving.