How do You Use Ginger ?

[Nyboy]

Last night I was at the supermarket. I had a upset stomach, when I pasted by the ginger root, a llitle voice in my head said get some for my stomach. When I got home I realized I had no idea what to do with it. Do you peel it, cook it, chop it up, what do you eat it with? Clueless about ginger.

 

[so lucky]

You can cut it up and use about a tablespoon in boiling water for tea. Or maybe put it in a cup of mildly flavored tea, like chamomile, for upset stomach.
Lots of other ways to use it, but this is the easiest/quickest, imo.

 

[Nyboy]

Do you peel it?

 

[so lucky]

I would, if it's not organic, especially. Lots of recipes say don't bother peeling, because you are only steeping it, not eating it. Also, peeling gives more exposed area to extract the flavor/essence from.

 

[Smiles Jr.]

We always have ginger in the fridge. The only thing I ever do with it is make tea. We never peel it and we always keep it in a jar submerged in Vodka to keep it fresh. I slice it very thin and put three or four slices per cup of water in the microwave until the water comes to a boil. I allow it to steep for 5 to 10 minutes. A little sugar and drink. Some people put a shot of Vodka in each cup but I don't like alcoholic drinks so that's not for me.

My wife has tried to make gingerbread with it but has not perfected it yet.

Dad has a ginger patch growing out back but I remember him saying that it does not grow very well here.

 

[Pulsegleaner]

one thing before throwing it in the tea give the slices a few good hard whacks with the back of a heavy cleaver (or if you have on, a meat tenderizer) that helps break up the fibers and release more juice.

If you have a LOT of ginger roots you can try and get some sprouts off it. That is a good way to get some growing but the real advantage is that the sprouts often give you a small amount of young ginger (whiter thinner skin) which often has a lighter fresher taste.

 

[digitS']

I'm a fan of ginger. Usually, it is an addiction in chicken soup. Egg drop soup is terribly simple and a slice or 3 of ginger makes it special.

There is nearly always a root in the basket beside the kitchen sink.

I should learn how to dry ginger since I will use it fairly often in baking, including pumpkin pie, of course. I will happily substitute ginger for other spices in some things.

Steve

 

[thistlebloom]

I'm simple. I like it in ginger molasses cookies. Kid#1 made a really good rub/marinade for grilled steak with fresh ginger one time.

If you choose to peel it NYboy it can be done very easily by rubbing it with the side of a spoon.

 

[ninnymary]

About the only time I use ginger is when I add it to teriyaki sauce along with brown sugar to marinate my chicken in before grilling.

Mary

 

[goatgurl]

yup. what thistlebloom said about peeling it, just scrape it with the side of a spoon. and as pulsegleaner said it is easy to grow. i had some on the shelf that sprouted so i put it in some dirt, watered it ever so often and taadaa, fresh ginger. i love the stuff. slice it really thin for the tea, cook it in carrots, dry it in the dehydrator and keep it for a long, long time. hope your tummy is better!