How to Peel Ginger
This pleasant aromatic makes many dishes sing, but prepping it can be messy. Here's how to peel ginger like a pro.
Fresh ginger adds a punch of spice and aroma to everything it touches. Preparing this rhizome to cook with can be tricky, though. Here's how to peel ginger like a pro.
How to Buy Ginger
Felicia Perretti
First off, buy whole ginger that is firm, smooth and blemish-free. An evenly shaped knob will be easier to peel. Wrinkled skin indicates that it is old and dehydrated.
How to Peel Ginger With a Spoon
Felicia Perretti
To peel ginger, use the edge of a small spoon to gently scrape away the skin. Work your way around the bumps and knobs, slowly rotating the ginger as you go.
Prepare for Cooking
Felicia Perretti
Once peeled, slice, julienne or finely grate the ginger to use in your recipes.
How to Store Ginger
Felicia Perretti
Store unused ginger in a cool, dry place for about 1 week. Don't peel ginger until you're ready to use it. To keep it longer, wrap unpeeled ginger tightly with plastic wrap and store it in freezer. The frozen ginger can be grated without thawing.
How to Grow Ginger at Home
Growing ginger indoors (or out) is easy with these tips for planting and harvesting from the experts at HGTV.
Recipes With Ginger
This crowd-pleasing dish combines chicken breasts marinated in soy sauce, sherry and more with stir-fried broccoli, garlic and ginger. Serve with rice for a surefire weeknight hit.
Jonny Valiant , Jonny Valiant 2010
Sang An
A short list of ingredients provides big flavors in this easy weeknight supper that feeds a crowd. Best of all? It comes together in just 40 minutes.
Freshly peeled and grated ginger balances the sweetness of canned peaches in this refreshing drink made with English breakfast tea.
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