If you've baked a pumpkin pie in the last decade, chances are you have a jar of ground ginger lying around in your spice cabinet. And, if you're caught up on your trendy wellness reading (ginger is said to have anti-inflammatory properties, and aid with motion sickness, upset stomachs, and low energy), you may even have a few roots of the fresh stuff lying around in your crisper drawer. The warming, pungent flavor packed within this nubby root has many powers in the kitchen—for sweets and savory dishes and drinks alike.
Ginger shouldn't be sequestered to holiday baking, gingerbread house making, and gingersnap crusts. It's star ingredient in many main courses, and even a headlining backnote in some culture's cuisines. It's long been valued in China, India, Japan, and apparently was used historically for its medicinal properties in parts of Greece. You've no doubt seen it pickled, as an accompaniment to sushi, but the fresh sliced stuff can is also classically stewed with other spices and chickpeas in the classic Indian dishes chana masala or chicken tikka masala. It can be infused into homemade ginger oils, or simmered into syrups to make ginger beer, ginger ale, and (cocktails.
Cooking with ginger doesn't have to stop at dinner and drinks. You can use it in hot breakfast cereals or rice porridges, lunch soups, and refreshing salad dressings for added kick. These 35 creative uses will leave your taste buds dancing a spicy ginger jig.
Rice Porridge with Chicken and Ginger (Arroz Caldo)
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Soba Salad with Lemon-Miso Vinaigrette
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Ginger and Cocoa Nib Cannoli
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Sho' Nuff Noodles


Sesame Noodles
Grilled Lamb Chops with Ginger Sauce
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Carrot Soup with Leeks and Ginger
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Double Chocolate and Candied-Ginger Cookies
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Kombu and Squid Steamed Rice

Sweet and Spicy Kabocha Pie
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Razor Clams Fantasia

Fonio-Crusted Crab Cakes

Braised Pork Belly with Leeks and Ginger
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Chocolate Ginger Chess Pie

Chinese Spicy Garlic Eggplant (Yu Xiang Qie Zi)
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Ginger Curry Candied Almonds

Fresh Ginger Beer
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Seared Scallops with Wasabi-Ginger Butter

Chana Masala
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Pear and Ginger Pie with Streusel Topping

Gluten-Free Ginger Molasses Cookies

Dark 'N Stormy

Poulet Grillé au Gingembre

Spiced Buttermilk Oatmeal with Dried Fruit and Pecans

Japanese-Style Chicken Wings
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Carrot Ginger Dressing

Masala Chai

Ginger Syrup

Singaporean Black Pepper Crab Legs

Pumpkin Cheesecake Tart with Gingersnap Crust
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Pimm's Cup #21

Cool Confusion

Indonesian Coffee with Ginger (Kopi Jahe)

Sweet Brown Rice Pudding with Rhubarb-Ginger Compote
