Ginger Bug

Name: Ginger Bug
Prep time: 6 d 10 min
Cook time: 6 d 10 min
Total time: 6 d 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters water; 2 teaspoons sugar; 28 grams fresh ginger diced; 5 teaspoons sugar; 71 grams fresh ginger diced; 2 liters fruit juice or sweetened herbal tea

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Ginger Bug a try. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and fodmap friendly recipe has 26 calories, 0g of protein, and 0g of fat per serving. A mixture of water, ginger, ginger, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 144 hours and 10 minutes. Users who liked this recipe also liked Bug Salad, Bug Cupcakes, and Love bug biscuits.

Instructions

Preparing the Bug

Warm the water in a saucepan over medium heat, and stir in the jaggery until it dissolves fully. Cool the sugar water to room temperature.

Ingredients you will need

Jaggery

Sugar

Water

Equipment you will use

Sauce Pan

Drop the ginger into a pint-sized jar, and then cover it with the sugar water. Seal the jar, and let it culture at room temperature for one day.

Ingredients you will need

Ginger

Sugar

Water

Feeding the Bug

The next day, and each day for 5 days, stir 1 teaspoon sugar and 1/2 ounce ginger into the jar, and then close the jar tightly. Between 3 and 5 days, you should start to see bubbles forming, and your bug should smell yeasty and gingery. When you see bubbles, your bug is ready to use.

Ingredients you will need

Ginger

Sugar

Using the Bug

To use the bug, strain 1/2 cup of the liquid and mix it with 7 1/2 cups liquid such as fruit juice or sweetened herbal tea, bottle and ferment up to 3 days.

Ingredients you will need

Fruit Juice