Description
This recipe will guide you through making sweet and spicy candied ginger at home.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound fresh ginger root
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Peel the ginger and slice it into thin pieces.
- In a saucepan, combine the ginger, sugar, and water.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and let simmer for about 30 minutes.
- Once the ginger is tender and the syrup thickens, remove from heat.
- Drain the ginger and let it cool.
- Roll the ginger in sugar and let it dry on a wire rack.
Notes
- Store candied ginger in an airtight container.
- You can use the leftover syrup in tea or other recipes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 ounce
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg