ginger recipes?

[c_zimmerman724]

I just got some fresh ginger root and was wondering if anyone had any recipes??? Thanks in advance.

[elixia13]

I like to use it, cut up really small, in a stir-fry.  With, say, various veggies, soy sauce, and sesame oil.

[bookgirl]

It's also really good in broth.  Cut some up and throw it into chicken or veg broth with lemongrass and let it simmer a while.  Strain out the ginger and lemongrass and add whatever veggies you may have on hand and chicken (if you're not a vegetarian, maybe tofu if you are?) and let it all warm through and get nice and fragrant.  It's a great soup all year round, but especially good and comforting (and healthy!) when you're just getting a cold.

[lutheranchick]

You can grate it with a cheese grater or plane grater to get it really fine if you want.   I have had ginger juice.  It tastes like pineapple juice at first, but then it sets your throat on fire. Well, my dad liked it.

[RockReceptionist]

this weekend i made carrots with ginger butter. i sliced the carrots into sticks and while they were steaming, i sauteed some minced fresh ginger and added butter to a saucepan. then i poured them over the carrots and added a pinch of sea salt. they were yummy!

[girlypirate]

i love making ginger tea, and it's really easy.
you need:
1-3" fresh ginger
boiling water
coffee filter
stapler
1.5 cups sugar
a glass quart pitcher

slice the ginger very thinly and place into the coffee filter and staple it shut.  add the filter and the sugar to the pitcher.  pour boiling water over and let steep about 10 minutes.  stir vigorously and remove the ginger filter.  the more ginger root you use, the stronger the flavor and the spicier your tea will be.  it's very good iced on warm days or hot on cold ones.  sometimes i'll just put the ginger in without a filter and eat the bits of sugary ginger as a spicy treat.

[DieselEssence]

or another variationon the ginger tea, from a hippie friend of mine who's currently sleeping on my floor...

- a large hunk of ginger, peeled and sliced (1/2 cup at least)
- a cinamon stick or two
- 10-ish cloves
- one piece of star anise
- 4 or 5 cardomon pods
- a couple of black peppercorns
- a clove or two of garlic, peeled
-  enough black tea to make weak tea under regular circumstances

stick it all into a pot of water, simmer until it tastes powerful. add honey and (soy) milk if you're that type.  this will cure anything you might be suffering from, and is great on a cold/rainy day.

[ookpik]

i use ginger in almost everything i make! stir-frys, thai curry, indian curries, soup, dessert, tea, chai, lemonade, cookies (ginger snaps!), candied ginger, pie, muffins, canned fruit, fruit crisp...

one really fun thing to do with ginger is to extract it into milk or cream for use in chocolate desserts. just chop up a bunch of ginger and gently heat it for about 10 minutes in the liquid called for in your recipe, strain, then proceed as usual (you might have to chill the milk again). i used about 1/4C of chopped ginger this way to make the Google-climbing chocolate mousse, and it conquered a party. i think it might have been the best food i've ever made.

[shmee]

I also use ginger in everything - I always keep some on hand. Here are a few of my favorites:

grate some up and toss it in with ramen - I know ramen is the nightmare food of early college years, but I grew up eating it all the time - the trick is to dress it up - add loads of fresh veggies, left-over meat or tofu and you will soon have a soup of the gods! (cilantro and chilli paste add even more yum!)

ginger fried chicken - this one I do for any parties or get togethers where I have to bring something because everyone flips - grate or finely chop ginger (about a big thumb sized hunk), add it to about 3-4 T. of soysauce, 1-2 T. sugar and 1/4 C of water - marinate finger sized pieces of chicken (boneless) for at least 30 minutes up to 6 hours. Drain and dredge individual pieces of chicken in cornstarch and fry as you would regular fried chicken. The cornstarch is lighter and crunchier than flour.... you can also make the marinade and chicken and freeze them together - then de-frost when you want to have a quick meal during the week.

cold tofu salad: if you like tofu, this one is a great summer dish to have with some stirfried veggies on the side and a steaming bowl of rice: cube fresh tofu - (the "firm" style) - top with freshly grated ginger, finley chopped green onions (scallions) and dried bonito flakes (sold in any asian market, also whole foods). Drizzle  soy sauce over the top and grab your chop sticks!

enjoy!

[dreamin2]

I always keep ginger around too. I've come to really love it in things.

Here's one easy idea for chicken I grew up on:

Shred/mince some ginger
mince garlic
rub both garlic and ginger on top of chicken pieces
dab chicken with margarine
shake on a small amount of seasoning salt and pepper if desired
bake in the oven until chicken is done.

has a great flavour to it and the skin comes out nice and crispy.

[girlypirate]

dieselessence:  that recipe is actually a great traditional chai recipe.   i add black pepper to mine as well.  it's so good hot in the winter time.