Hiya all
I'm a newbie so i apologise beforehand for this naive question.
but living on my own can anyone tell me what the ingredients are for a sauce base for me that would make about 6 portions that i can freeze, please?
thanks in anticipation
failsafe

Hi Bernard J
Welcome to the forum, like you i'm a newbie also
failsafe

Quote from: Secret Santa on March 10, 2013, 01:27 PM
Failsafe, you can get garlic and ginger in frozen cubes from Asian shops and some supermarkets as well. It's good stuff and has no nasty tasting preservatives like the jarred pastes.

Hiya Secret Santa
Would you know what supermarkets i can get the frozen cubes them from, please
cheers
failsafe

Quote from: Phil [Chaa006] on March 10, 2013, 01:21 PM

Quote from: failsafe on March 10, 2013, 01:09 PM
That's useful info which i will consider.  problem i have is that i have arthritis in my hands so getting and peeling [which applies to other ingredients that have to be peeled] ginger is out of the question, sadly. But thanks to all. Expect I'll have to consider buying commercially available paste!

Sorry to learn about the arthritis : my aunt had that (rheumatoid arthritis) and I know how debilitating she found it.  But I think you can buy frozen pre-peeled garlic cloves : that may be worth a try.  As for the ginger, many advocate leaving the skin on and just removing the gnarly ends : that may also help.

** Phil.

Hiya Phil
I appreciate your sentiments, its a handicap i have to live with, like your aunt. but on the "leaving the the skin on [ginger] and just leaving the skin on and just removing the gnarly ends" i don't know or understand what you mean, mate.

cheers
failsafe

Quote from: Stephen Lindsay on February 28, 2013, 12:59 AM
failsafe - get some garlic and ginger from your local Asian grocer which is much cheaper than from your supermarket. I blend a 60:40 ratio of garlic to ginger with just enough oil to make it liquid. Pour into a jar and Bob's your uncle. It will keep in the fridge for a month and when a recipe calls for "garlic ginger paste" that's what you use.

That's useful info which i will consider.
problem i have is that i have arthritis in my hands so getting and peeling [which applies to other ingredients that have to be peeled] ginger is out of the question, sadly. But thanks to all. Expect I'll have to consider buying commercially available paste!

Thanks Phil & RubyDoo
will take note of your comments which i found very useful. Never come across the paste in Asda! lol

Hi all
just joined and i'm a complete novice

i have heard of garlic & ginger paste, but i only have powder forms of these. So the qustion is: how do i make it just using what i have [i also have difficulty with any hand pressure, might be needed if talking of mortar & pestle, since i have arthritis]. Can the two powders be combined? And in what quatities? And is oil or some other substitute used to make the paste?

Sorry to all if it's long winded