Peeling Huge Quantities of Ginger

[baconburner]

Hi

I have a zyliss peeler which has a serated edge. It works wonders. It will also peel a tomatoe. Very sharp. The chinese use a lot of ginger so if you are close to an asian market you might check with them. Cheers

Baconburner

[Panaderia Canadiense]

No such thing as an asian market here, baconburner. Which is both surprising and unfortunate given the country's large asian population....

[andiesenji]

I process large batches of ginger, skin, slice and candy it.

I grow a lot of my own so have to wash it well - I have large wire baskets and use a pressure sprayer set on 20% power to wash it outside.

I boil water in a very large stockpot (also outside) put the ginger into a round wire basket (crab boiler basket) and dip the ginger into boiling water for about 2 minutes, take it out, take it inside and dump into the sink.

I use exfoliating gloves and as I rub off the loosened skin, break off the "fingers" so I have a single corm to slice.

I've been using this method for years - I used to blanch it, dipping into cold water after the boiling but found it made no difference.

I keep a grapefruit spoon handy, just in case I have the odd piece with skin that resists the abrasion of the gloves.

It probably takes me half an hour, at most, to go through 10-12 pounds of ginger.

Edited February 14, 2012 by andiesenji (log)

[Panaderia Canadiense]

Ding ding ding winner. I'll definitely be trying that one, Andie!