Beni Shoga -- Japanese Red Pickled Ginger Recipe

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Beni Shoga -- Japanese Red Pickled Ginger
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Ingredients:

  • 1 lb fresh gingerroot
  • 2 tsp sea salt
  • 3/4 cup umeboshi brine (umeboshi is pickled plums, for this recipe we need the juice from bottle)

Directions:

  1. Wash and peel ginger.
  2. Cut into small, uniform matchsticks by slicing into rounds first, then stacking the rounds and slicing across.
  3. Place into a strainer and sprinkle with sea salt.
  4. Let this sit and drain for about 30 minutes.
  5. Squeeze out liquid and pat dry with a paper towel.
  6. Stack the shiso leaves on top of each other, roll into a cigar-like cylinder and slice thinly
  7. Place the ginger slivers into a clean, glass jar, layering with the sliced shiso leaves.
  8. Pour in the ume brine.
  9. Cover with a lid and store in the refrigerator.
  10. Let the ginger pickle for about a few weeks.
  11. Enjoy beni shoga on top of okonomiyaki, takoyaki, yaki soba, gyudon, curry rice or anything else that might please the palate.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 0.09 Kcal (0 kJ)
Calories from fat 0.03 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 581.39mg 24%
Potassium 1.23mg 0%
Total Carbs 0.01g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0.01g 0%
Protein 0.01g 0%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Calcium 1mg 0%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 4.6 Kcal (19 kJ)
Calories from fat 1.8 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.2g 0%
Sodium 31007.2mg 24%
Potassium 65.4mg 0%
Total Carbs 0.6g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0.4g 0%
Protein 0.6g 0%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 0%
Iron 0.6mg 0%
Calcium 54.6mg 0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 0
    Points
  • 0
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Good Points

  • calories free,
  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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