Ingredients for - Homemade Pickled Ginger (Gari)

1. Fresh young ginger root, peeled 8 ounces
2. Sea salt 1 ½ teaspoons
3. Rice vinegar 1 cup
4. White sugar ⅓ cup

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.