An easy and effective way to mince ginger and freeze so you will always have it handy when you need it for curries, sauces,Asian cooking and Indian tea!

The advantage of freezing ginger or anything else is that its readily available,when you need it without running to the grocery store. Not only is it readily available at home it’s also peeled and minced and ready to be used making cooking that much faster. It can also be a great way to save money by buying in bulk.

I found this method far easier and less cumbersome than putting into ice cube trays and freezing and then transferring them into ziploc bags as you don’t have to spoon ginger into each cube,making it faster and you can also work with a large quantity at a time. I had recently shared How to fry/Saute and freeze Onions,which I was told by many to be a very useful post,especially for working moms or those juggling too many activities or for those planning a large party/gathering at home. You may also want to read How to Organize/plan the Best Stress Free Dinner Party, How to freeze Green Chatni and Dabeli Twist.

You can also freeze Garlic and Green chilies the same way. According to Still Tasty-Your Ultimate Shelf Life Guide, ginger if kept constantly at 0 degrees Fahrenheit will last indefinitely! I don’t freeze for that long nor do I suggest it, but just wanted to share some fun facts. You can also just put a very thin layer in a gallon size freezer bag and just snap a piece of the quantity needed and freeze the rest right away. That’s what I do with the garlic, green chilies and green chatni.

Here is the written recipe followed by the step by step pictorial one-

How to Freeze Minced Ginger

Aanchal Gupta

Freeze ginger in an easy and effective to last for months and always have it readily available for sauces,curries,stir fries and Indian tea!

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Course How to, meal prep

Cuisine Indian/International/American

Servings kg/ 2.2 pounds

Ingredients

1 kg/2.2 pounds Ginger
1 Baking tray and a spatula
1 freezer bag

Instructions

Peel and cut ginger in chunks.
Put Ginger in food processor and pulse or just do it in short bursts.
Put minced ginger on a baking tray and flatten it out into a thin layer.
Use spatula to now run vertical lines through the ginger, making sure the gaps are wide enough.
Use spatula to run horizontal lines through the ginger,so that you get squares.
Put the baking tray in the freezer for about two to two and a half hours.
Remove the frozen ginger and break into squares.
Store in a ziploc bag in the freezer.

Notes

No water should be added while mincing. I dont like to make the ginger too fine,so I pulse it. if you like it smoother or finer,you can run the food processor a little longer. Its important to make wide enough demarcations/lines in the ginger so it will be easy to break into squares. Can be frozen for 4-6 months.

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Here is the step by step pictorial recipe-

Peel and cut ginger into chunks