Making Dried Ginger

DRIED GINGER 

Raw materials:

Ginger

Sodium metabisulfite

Utensils:

Plastic basins

Knives

Ladle

Plastic bags

Colander

Procedure:

a) Sliced ginger

1. Wash fresh whole ginger

2. Peel by scraping off theskin with the blunt side of a knife.

3. Slice into 1/3 cm. thickness.

4. Soak in 2% sodium metabisulfite solution (1½ tbsp./liter of   water) for 5-10 minutes.

5. Drain liquid. Spread on wire trays lined with nylon mesh or sinamay.

6. Dry under the sun or in any suitable dryer such as the solar dryer until slices are 

crisp.

7. Pack in plastic bags or any insect-proof container.

b) Whole ginger

1. Wash fresh whole finger. Cut into convenient sizes (about 2-3 cm. long).

2. Scrape off the skin with the blunt side of a knife.

3. Soak in 2% sodium metabisulfite solution (1 week or longer) in a covered 

container.

4. Drain and spread on wire or bamboo trays.

5. Dry in any suitable dryer like a solar dryer or under the sun.

6. Pack in plastic bags or any insect-proof container.

 Source:       Technical Information and Documentation Division,  ITDI (DOST)

 Descriptor:   Medicinal plants

 Descriptor:   Ginger

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