DIY: Candied Ginger
By: ping
Published: Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 7:40pm

Ingredients




young ginger
sugar
water

Preparation

1 Peel and slice ginger into 1/2" thick rounds or cubes. Halve the size for older ginger (you can tell it's TOO old when there's too much fiber). 2 Place cut ginger into a pot and add enough water to cover the pieces. 3 Cook on medium heat for about 30 - 45 mins or until pieces are tender, depending on how old the ginger is. 4 Drain, reserve about 3 - 4 tbs of liquid. 5 Weigh drained ginger. Add the same amount of sugar and the reserved liquid in pot and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer until ginger turns translucent and liquid is reduced. About 45 mins - 1 hour. 6 Leave to cool a little. Drain and reserve sugar syrup to make ginger ale. 7 Toss drained pieces in powdered sugar or not (it's up to you). Separate the pieces out so that they don't clump together. 8 Allow to dry overnight on a piece of parchment. 9 Store in jars or airtight containers.

About

Homemade candied ginger.