Fresh ginger gives many dishes a special flavor. Proper storage is important to keep it fresh for a long time.
Ginger is an integral part of many Asian dishes and is popular in Indian, Chinese and Japanese cuisine. In Germany, too, the brown ginger root is being used more and more frequently. With its sweet-spicy aroma and valuable ingredients, it enriches drinks and many exotic dishes, for example.
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For example, many people use dried, ground ginger for cooking. However, fresh ginger is much more aromatic and contains many more he althy ingredients. But to keep it fresh, you need to store it properly. It is therefore best to always observe the following tips.
Kinger stays fresh longer with these tips
Tip 1 - pay attention to quality & freshness when shopping:
Logically, the fresher the tuber, the longer it will keep. Therefore, it is best to make sure when you go shopping that the ginger is firm and heavy in your hand. Always leave soft tubers with wrinkled skin where they are. Moist spots on the bulb also indicate that the ginger will not last very long.
Tip 2 - Store ginger in the fridge:
It is best to store fresh ginger in the fridge, because at room temperature it quickly becomes fibrous and dries out. You shouldn't just put the tubers in the fridge, though. You must store it airtight and tightly closed. You can either wrap it up and put it in a tin or in a zippered freezer bag. You can also put it in a paper bag. Stored like this, ginger will keep in the fridge for up to three weeks.
Additional tip: If you want to protect a cut area from drying out, you can put a damp kitchen towel over it.
Tip 3 - Freeze ginger:
If you always want to have a large supply at hand, you can also freeze the ginger. Both peeled ginger and unpeeled.
❖ Freeze unpeeled ginger:
Unpeeled ginger with a few layersWrap in cling film and place in a freezer bag. Treated in this way, it will keep fresh for up to three months. However, once thawed, the ginger is soft and difficult to process.
❖ Freeze peeled ginger:
But you can also freeze it peeled and cut. This saves you cutting after defrosting. Simply chop the peeled ginger into pieces and place in small portions on a plate. Then place this plate in the freezer until the ginger is frozen. Then pack the frozen portions in an airtight freezer box. Treated like this, you can store the ginger for up to half a year.
Extra tip: If you want to freeze convenient serving sizes, simply transfer the chopped ginger to an ice cube tray.