How to Extract Ginger Juice
Fresh ginger juice can be used in cooking, especially Chinese cooking, and in marinades. Ginger can also be used in a number of home remedies. It has been proven to be effective against nausea and can also be used against muscle sprains, sore throats, coughs, and headaches. Grated or chopped ginger can be used, but these methods produce chunks or shreds of strongly-flavored ginger, which can be difficult to eat. Ginger juice retains all the properties of whole ginger but is easier to consume. It can also be saved easily for later use. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Whole ginger root
- Grater
- Cheesecloth
- Small kitchen knife
- Bowl
- 1/4 cup of water
- Small jar with lid
Instructions
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Buy whole ginger root. You can find fresh ginger root at most supermarkets, but Asian grocery stores in particular will have large, good-quality pieces of ginger. How much you buy depends on how much ginger juice you want to make. Six ounces of ginger root will make about 2 tbsp. of juice.
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Peel your ginger with the small kitchen knife. A regular peeler won't work well on the ginger skin.
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Cut as close as you can to the skin without removing too much of the ginger inside. The more ginger you remove along with the skin, the more you waste.
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Grate the peeled ginger root with the grater. If your grater is the kind with more than one size, use the finest grater holes you have.
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Add the grated ginger to your bowl.
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Add 1/4 cup water into the bowl with the grated ginger.
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Pour the ginger and water mixture through your cheesecloth, catching the shredded bits of ginger. Do this over the sink to avoid spillage.
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Gather the mix together in the cheesecloth. It should look like you have a little ball inside the cloth.
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Place the bowl under the cheesecloth to gather the juice.
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Squeeze the ginger and water into the bowl. Keep squeezing until no more comes out.
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Discard the ginger shreds.
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Store your ginger juice in the refrigerator, in a jar with a tight-fitting lid.
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Tips & Warnings
To make a ginger paste, blend the grated ginger and water in a blender before squeezing.
You can also make ginger juice by running chunks of ginger root through a juicing machine.
Always be careful when handling any kind of kitchen knife.
Be careful when using the grater. Always keep the tips of your fingers and your knuckles away from the grating surface. Graters are sharp and can cause abrasions and bleeding.
