Starch-Free Ginger Concentrate (EASY!)

Ginger is starchy but Ginger Concentrate is not! For those of you who are committed to an entirely starch-free diet: Ginger Concentrate is AWESOME! I use this in Asian-inspired meatballs, tea, salad dressings (like my Asian Slaw and Sesame Dressing), marinades, etc. This concentrate is super versatile and it easily stores in the fridge for several weeks.

Ingredients

Directions:

1. Cut ginger root into chunks and toss it in a blender or food processor. Add water (you can add more water if 1 cup isn’t enough to properly blend in your appliance). Blend until ginger is well-incorporated into the liquid.
2. Hang a nut bag in an empty glass jar (or use another form of fine straining, like a new -but washed- sock).
3. Pour the contents from the blender jar into the nut bag and strain by squeezing the liquid out of the nut bag into the jar.
4. Discard ginger fibers that remain in the nut bag.
5. Loosely twist a lid on the jar of concentrate and store it in the fridge overnight.
6. By morning, the small sediment on the bottom of the jar will be starchy, but the top layer will be an awesome starch-free ginger concentrate that you can use in recipes! I normally just pour whatever I need from this jar and make a new batch when there’s only about an inch left on the bottom of the jar.