Cooking with Ginger with Recipes

To me cooking with ginger immediately means delicious ginger snaps recipe, gingerbread recipe or other sweets enhanced by this delicious spice. This is how I have used this product for many years. In more recent years I have found that fresh ginger adds a delicate touch to Oriental meat dishes. Ginger is often used in curries and other vegetable dishes. Ginger is also used in beverages such as beer, wine, teas and coffee in different parts of the world.

Studies have suggested that ginger is beneficial for medicinal purposes. It has proven useful for many causes of nausea. Ginger tea is a common folk remedy for colds and suppresses coughing. Ginger has also been historically used to treat inflammation such as arthritis.

MOO GOO GAI PAN RECIPE

Cooking with ginger enhances this Oriental recipe.

• 1 Cup cooked long grain rice
• 2 Large whole boned and skinned chicken breasts
• 2 Tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 Tablespoons dry sherry
• 2 Teaspoons cornstarch
• ¼ Teaspoon ground ginger or 1 teaspoon minced ginger root
• ¼ Teaspoon sugar
• 1/8 Teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 Pound medium mushrooms
• 2 Cups chopped broccoli
• 4 Green onions
• ¼ Cup sliced water chestnuts
• 4 Tablespoons cooking oil
• 1 Cup snow peas

Cut chicken breasts into 1 inch thick slices; mix chicken with soy sauce, sherry, cornstarch, ginger, sugar and garlic powder and set aside.

Slice mushrooms and broccoli thinly; cut onions crosswise into 3 inch pieces.

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium high; cook mushrooms, onions, water chestnuts and broccoli stirring quickly until mushrooms are tender.

With spoon remove mushroom mixture to a bowl; add 3 tablespoons oil and cook chicken mixture stirring quickly until chicken is tender and cooked done.

Return mushroom mixture to skillet; add peas and heat through. Serve over rice.

GINGER SNAPS RECIPE

Cooking with ginger and making these delicious cookies.

• 1 ½ Cups butter
• 2 Cups sugar
• ½ Cup molasses
• 2 Eggs
• 4 Cups flour
• ½ Teaspoon salt
• 2 Teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 Teaspoons cloves
• 2 Teaspoons ginger
• 4 Teaspoons baking soda

Preheat oven to 350F degrees.

Cream together butter, sugar, molasses and eggs.

Sift together dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture.

Shape into small balls, roll in granulated sugar and place on ungreased cookie sheet allowing room to spread.

Bake about 8-9 minutes.

GINGER BREAD RECIPE

Cooking with ginger makes this delicious ginger bread recipe.

• 1 ½ Cups sugar
• 2 Eggs
• ½ Cup butter
• 1 Cup molasses
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla
• 4 Cups flour
• 1 Tablespoon baking powder
• 1 Tablespoon baking soda
• 1 Teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 Teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 Teaspoon ginger
• 1 Teaspoon cloves
• 1 Cup lukewarm water

In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, sugar and eggs; add molasses and vanilla and blend well.

Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and spices together; add to cream mixture alternately with lukewarm water.

Blend mixture well and pour into prepared muffin tins (or paper lined) and bake until pick comes out clean. (12 to 18 minutes depending on size)

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