Growing Seasonings | Soy Sauce Ginger

<Working time: Approximately 1 hour, depending on the amount of ginger and the size of the cuts >

Do you find that your body is surprisingly cold from being exposed to air conditioning for a long time?

If you leave the cold untreated, it can lead to poor circulation and internal organ function, as well as feeling lethargic and various other ailments. In the past, my mother would give me woolen pants and a belly warmer, telling me not to let my stomach get cold.

Not only air conditioning, but also summer vegetables and foods grown in tropical regions such as tomatoes, cucumbers, bananas, mangoes, and coffee have a cooling effect on the body.

On the other hand, be sure to also eat foods that have a warming effect!

Ginger is a representative food that warms the body, and it has an immediate effect and also adds an accent to the aroma and flavor. Try making this when you have leftover ginger or buy it in bulk!

So far, we've been talking about cooling, but since it's only heated for about a minute, it has a lot of gingerol (antipyretic). If you want to bring out the shogaol (warming), heat it up before using it in cooking!

By the way, it seems that in order to convert 50% into gingerol, it needs to be heated to over 80°C for about three hours.

...Wouldn't it be difficult to make it in a hot pot?

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[Ingredients] The amount of the ingredients is based on about 250g of ginger.

・Ginger...250g

・A pickling liquid

・Storage container

▶View! Yuasa Soy Sauce, barrel-aged, two-year-old

【How to make】

1. Measure out the amount of pickling liquid A and mix it in a pot.

If I put it in the pot, all that would appear in the photo would be pitch black darkness, so I mixed it in a bowl first.

To add a little spiciness, add some chili pepper seeds. Snip them with kitchen scissors.

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2. Wash the ginger and cut it into bite-sized pieces.

Inazo likes 2-3mm slices! Enjoy the aroma of ginger while you slice.

To make the ginger easier to wash, cut it at the fork and wash it.

This time I used fresh ginger, so I left most of the skin intact, but I removed any hard parts, discolored parts, or muddy stains.

The aroma of ginger seems to come from the skin, so even if I'm not using fresh ginger, I just scrape it off with a spoon.

Wipe off the moisture thoroughly,

Cut diagonally

Cut into thin strips

Chop it up!

If you have a buzzing chopper, use it.

3. Heat.

1. Put the ginger from step 2 into the pot and heat it.

Boil until the alcohol evaporates, about 1 minute.

4. Place in a storage container.

Place in a storage container and store in the refrigerator once cooled.

\ Completed! /

It can be used for anything, such as gyoza filling or dressing, but we recommend trying it on a fried egg first!

Joining the soy sauce, sauce, and salt and pepper factions is a new faction: the soy sauce and ginger faction.

<Reference>

〇 Pungent component when not heated: Singerol

It promotes blood circulation and induces temporary sweating, and helps regulate fluid metabolism to reduce fever and relieve swelling.

〇 Pungent component when heated: gingerol

It is highly effective in warming the body from the inside out, making it effective in preventing colds.