Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1              pound  fresh ginger root
  2          teaspoons  kosher salt
  2        tablespoons  sugar
  5        tablespoons  water
     3/4           cup  rice vinegar
     1/4      teaspoon  salt

Preparation:

peel ginger and cut into paper-thin slices sprinkle all sides with salt set aside and allow to drain for 24 hours rinse well and drain bring 4 cup water to a boil in a saucepan, over a moderate flame add ginger slices and boil for 5 minutes rmeove from heat and drain well combine sugar, water, vinegar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a small saucepan, over a low flame heat and stir to dissolve sugar and salt pour hot marinade solution over ginger slices and allow to cool completely (ginger will turn color as it cools) store chilled in an airtight container

Nutritional Information:

435 Calories (kcal); 3g Total Fat; (6% calories from fat); 8g Protein; 104g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 4356mg Sodium