Pink Pickled Ginger Recipe
A simple and flavorful recipe for homemade pickled ginger, often served with sushi.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Total Time: 18 minutes
- Yield: 4-6 1x
- Method: Side dish
- Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large pieces ginger (about 120g)
- 2 cups water
- 1 tbsp pink salt
- 2 tbsp cane sugar
- ½ cup rice vinegar
- 3 frozen sweet cherries (or a radish)
Instructions
- Peel and slice the ginger into really thin slices.
- Add the water, ginger, pink salt, and cherries to a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally to dissolve the salt.
- Once boiling, let it cook for about 8 minutes.
- Transfer the ginger to a jar, add the cane sugar, a cherry, and then pour in the rice vinegar to submerge the ginger.
- Place the lid on the jar and shake to dissolve the sugar.
- Refrigerate for at least 2 days before serving.
Notes
Using cherries gives the ginger a natural pink color. This recipe is great for adding a touch of traditional Japanese flavor to your sushi dishes.
Nutrition
- Calories: 50
- Sugar: 7
- Sodium: 25
- Fat: 0
- Saturated Fat: 0
- Unsaturated Fat: 0
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 11
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 1
- Cholesterol: 0
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