Crystallized Ginger , Ginger Syrup & Ginger Sugar

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 10 ounces fresh ginger, blemish free
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup water

Recipe

• 1 peel and slice ginger into 2 inch lenghts and 1/8th inch thick. using a mandoline slicer will give you uniform slices with ease and quickness.
• 2 toss sugar and ginger together.
• 3 in a large heavy bottom pan heat water add sugared ginger and bring to a very slow simmer.
• 4 stir over low heat occasionally for 1 and 1/2 hours.
• 5 the ginger will become translucent and the sugar will crystallize on the edge of the pan.
• 6 sprinkle 1/4 cup sugar on parchment paper or a silicone mat. lay drained ginger on sugar. toss the sugar when ginger has cooled enough to handle (about 10 minutes) to coat evenly.
• 7 place in a air tight container out of heat and light.
• 8 the yummy sugar that is left over can be saved in a jar and used for tea, sugar the rim of glasses drinks or in baking cookies or cakes.
• 9 and for the left over syrup add 1 cup water heat to mix and use as you would corn syrup.