Japanese Pickled Ginger
Great used to cleanse the palate while eating sushi. i happen to love it to eat along with my sushi :)
Steps
Wash fresh ginger root and rub off skin.
Slice the ginger thinly.
Sprinkle salt on ginger.
Leave salted ginger slices in a bowl for 1 hour.
Dry the ginger slices with paper towels , and put them in a sterilized container / jar.
Mix rice vinegar and sugar in a pan , and bring to a boil.
Pour the hot mixture of vinegar and sugar over the ginger slices.
Cool.
The ginger will change color to light pink.
Cover the jar , and store it in the refrigerator.
Ingredients
fresh gingerroot, vinegar, sugar, salt