Ginger root is actively gaining popularity among lovers of Japanese cuisine, healthy nutrition and weight loss. Faced with this root vegetable, many do not quite understand how to clean it properly. In fact, this turns out to be much simpler than it might seem at first glance.
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You will need
Ginger root, peeler / spoon / stiff brush.
Instruction manual
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Take ginger root, wash it in cool water (hot water is undesirable for any vegetables and root crops). Next, with a sharp knife, carefully cut off all branches from the root. Small ones are no longer useful, but do not throw out large branches, clean them as well as the main part of the root crop, and use them in preparing various dishes, tea, etc.
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The first option to clean the ginger root is with a peeler. Take the prepared ginger and cut the peel from top to bottom with a peeler. With this method of peeling ginger, you can use a knife (it must be sharp). When using a knife, monitor the thickness of the cut skin - it should not exceed a couple of millimeters, otherwise you will begin to cut off the natural protective layer of the root crop, which helps to keep useful essential oils in it.
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The second option is to clean the ginger with an ordinary tablespoon. To do this, ginger root, previously washed and spared from unnecessary branches, hold the left hand. In the right, take a tablespoon so that the thumb rests on its convex part. Next, holding the spoon firmly in your hand, start scraping the ginger, much like you do with new potatoes. In this cleaning option, as in the previous one, you can use a knife, but not sharp and with little pressure.
Note that you need to remove a thin layer of the upper skin, without affecting the usable part of the root crop.
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Another way to peel ginger is to use a stiff brush. With this simplest method, ginger root will retain a maximum of essential oils and, therefore, beneficial substances. Under a stream of cool water, rub the root crop with a slight pressure with a brush. The peel with a thin layer will come off the root crop, leaving its desired part practically unaffected.
note
Peeled ginger should be stored, restricting air access.