Grating Ginger root

[brokephibroke]

I find grating ginger an impossible task. Anyone have any hints or methods?

[Nittersing]

1. I keep it in the freezer.

It grates pretty easily when frozen. At least with a microplane.

[soothsayer]

2. Same

[MissMillie]

15. yep

peel it first

[Lunabell]

3. I buy it 2 pounds at a time.

Peel it and then puree it in my food processor. Then I freeze it in small containers. I use a lot of ginger so I always have it on hand.

[flor-de-jasmim]

4. I've been known to put it in a coffee grinder.

[lisa58]

5. I buy a huge 'hand' of ginger, oral and put in food processor....

Freeze in portions - I have used and ice tray and then put in freezer bags

[Blue Dawn]

6. I also freeze it.

I then grate it using a microplaner.

[RockRaven]

7. Which tool are you using? I use a microplane.

Works much better than a normal kitchen grater. Ten or fifteen bucks, very useful for finely grated ginger, garlic, or citrus zest. Sharp as fuck, so being careful is important. A little annoying to wash.

[brokephibroke]

8. Normal kitchen grater

But I get it freeze then micro plane.

Thanks!

[ratchiweenie]

9. Yep. That the easiest but you don't have to peel it. I buy it very fresh with a thin skin

and just scrub it and cut it and freeze. It is then very easy to grate on a micro plane. If you're broke, get one at the dollar store.

[brokephibroke]

10. I have an old one from the thrift store

But a new one is in order. Nice and sharp. OXO looks good...

[ratchiweenie]

18. OXO is always good!

[Warpy]

11. You don't have to peel it, but I do

then I chop it into chunks and stick it a mini food processor, buzz it a few times, then scoop it into a zip bag and freeze it. As long as you don't compact it down, it's easy to scoop out what you need. It's good for a couple of weeks. After that, it tends to get dry and a little weird, although it tastes OK.

If I'm using it fresh at the time, I use the handle of a Chinese cleaver as a pestle and a custard cup as the mortar and smash the chunks down almost to a paste. That works, too. I've also chopped it finely, although that isn't nearly as good since there's a chance of getting a big enough chunk of ginger in your food to blow your sinuses out.

What I don't do is grate it, not even with a Mouli. It just doesn't work all that well.

[ratchiweenie]

19. It grates very easily with a micro plane if it's frozen.

[Warpy]

20. True, but I'd rather smash it into submiussion with the handle of the cleaver

then do a fine chop when I'm chopping the other aromatics and toss them all in together.

[dem in texas]

12. buy a gingr grater

I bought one many years ago, don't remember where - probably at an oriental grocery store. It is a small hand grater made of white porcelain.

A must have tool if you use much fresh ginger.

[brokephibroke]

13. Thanks.

[no_hypocrisy]

14. I like a microplane

https://www.mykitchenescapades.com/product/microplane-grater-stainless-steel/

[Nac Mac Feegle]

17. A little trick for using a ginger grater of this type

Put a layer or two of cling-film over it before grating the ginger. The grated ginger is handy to transport to the next step, and you only have to rinse off the porcelain to clean it.

[leighbythesea2]

16. Good post

Im newly using it in several recipes and wondered the same....