Brown Sugar Ginger and Jujube Paste

Method

1. 01

   Step 1

   Peel the ginger, shred it, and crush it to extract the juice.

   

2. 02

   Step 2

   Remove the pits from the dates and blend them into a paste using a food processor. Chop the ginger in the same way using a food processor.

   

3. 03

   Step 3

   Prepare a clean small pot, pour in ginger juice, and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 minutes.

   

4. 04

   Step 4

   Add 500 grams of homemade brown sugar paste and stir well.

   

5. 05

   Step 5

   Add the jujube paste and stir well again.

   

6. 06

   Step 6

   Simmer over low heat until the ginger juice is completely absorbed; the finished product will still have a paste-like consistency. This process takes about half an hour. If you like it spicier, you can simmer it for a little longer, or add minced ginger to the simmering process.

   

7. 07

   Step 7

   When buying brown sugar, make sure to buy authentic brown sugar (made directly from sugarcane juice; it takes 16 kg) of sugarcane to produce one jin, hence the higher price). Fake brown sugar (made with varying proportions of refined brown sugar, priced from a few dollars to tens of dollars) has no nutritional benefits. The "old brown sugar" pictured below is not authentic; it's for reference only.