Ginger

Used in 24 recipes on RecipeWiki.

Ginger is a knobbly rhizome with a hot, lemony, peppery flavour. This page covers both fresh root and ground ginger, which are not interchangeable. Fresh ginger is grated or pounded with garlic for curries such as Chicken Tikka Masala and Lamb Rogan Josh, cut into fine matchsticks for Steamed Sea Bass with Ginger and Spring Onion, and sliced into the broth of Pho Bo. Ground ginger is warmer and less bright, the spice in baking such as Pryaniki. Choose fresh root with smooth, tight skin. Scrape the skin off with the edge of a teaspoon. Wrapped, it keeps for weeks in the fridge, and it can be grated from frozen.

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Beef Chow Mein — shot from directly overhead: beef coated in cornflour and seared in batches in a pan hot enough to smoke

Beef Chow Mein

Beef coated in cornflour and seared in batches in a pan hot enough to smoke, with the sauce going in only at the very end.

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Butter Chicken shot from directly overhead, a true flat lay

Butter Chicken

Tandoori-marinated chicken grilled hard, then finished in a sieved tomato and butter gravy emulsified off the heat so it stays satin rather than splitting.

5 hr 50 minServes 4

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Chana Masala — shot from directly overhead: chickpeas simmered in a dark

Chana Masala

Chickpeas simmered in a dark, sour tomato and onion masala, finished with amchur so the sourness sits behind the spice rather than on top of it.

CurriesIndianLunch

Chicken Congee — shot from directly overhead: rice simmered in eight times its weight of stock until the grains collapse

Chicken Congee

Rice simmered in eight times its weight of stock until the grains collapse, into a savoury porridge finished in the bowl.

1 hr 50 minServes 4

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Chicken Korma shot from directly overhead, a true flat lay

Chicken Korma

Bone-in chicken braised slowly in yogurt over deeply fried onions and cashew cream, pale and savoury rather than sweet, with no tomato and no sugar.

1 hr 55 minServes 4

ChickenCurriesDinner

Chicken Tikka Masala — shot from directly overhead: yogurt-marinated chicken charred hard under a grill

Chicken Tikka Masala

Yogurt-marinated chicken charred hard under a grill, then finished in a spiced tomato and cream sauce that only works if the char goes in with it.

ChickenCurriesDinner

Curry Goat — shot from directly overhead: goat shoulder burned into curry powder and then cooked for two hours

Curry Goat

Goat shoulder burned into curry powder and then cooked for two hours, until the meat gives and the sauce is thick enough to coat rice.

6 hr 55 minServes 6

CaribbeanCurriesDinner

Egg Curry — shot from directly overhead: hard-boiled eggs

Egg Curry

Hard-boiled eggs, scored and browned in spice, simmered in an onion and tomato masala.

30 minutesCurriesIndian

Egg Fried Rice — shot from directly overhead: yesterday's rice broken up cold and fried hard in a wide pan

Egg Fried Rice

Yesterday's rice broken up cold and fried hard in a wide pan, so the grains stay separate and toast instead of steaming to paste.

30 minutesChineseLeafy greens

Goan Fish Curry — shot from directly overhead: white fish poached in a coconut and tamarind sauce ground from whole spices

Goan Fish Curry

White fish poached in a coconut and tamarind sauce ground from whole spices, sour and hot in equal measure and cooked in under half an hour.

30 minutesCurriesDinner

Hot and Sour Soup — shot from directly overhead, the table surface filling the frame

Hot and Sour Soup

A brothy Sichuan-style soup thickened with a cornflour slurry and finished with vinegar and beaten egg off the heat, so both stay sharp.

1 hr 10 minServes 4

Jerk Chicken — shot from directly overhead: chicken marinated overnight in scotch bonnet

Jerk Chicken

Chicken marinated overnight in scotch bonnet, allspice and thyme, then cooked slowly over smoke until the skin is lacquered almost black.

13 hr 40 minServes 4

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Kung Pao Chicken — shot from directly overhead: diced chicken stir-fried fast with dried chillies and peanuts in a sauce that is sour

Kung Pao Chicken

Diced chicken stir-fried fast with dried chillies and peanuts in a sauce that is sour, sweet and salty in that order.

30 minutesChickenChinese

Lamb Rogan Josh — shot from directly overhead: lamb shoulder browned hard then cooked for two hours in yogurt and Kashmiri chilli

Lamb Rogan Josh

Lamb shoulder browned hard then cooked for two hours in yogurt and Kashmiri chilli, until the sauce is red, glossy and clinging rather than soupy.

2 hr 40 minServes 6

CurriesDinnerIndian

Malai Kofta — shot from directly overhead: potato and paneer dumplings fried until crisp

Malai Kofta

Potato and paneer dumplings fried until crisp, sitting in a mild cashew and tomato sauce enriched with cream.

1 hr 20 minServes 4

CurriesIndianPotatoes

Mapo Tofu — shot from directly overhead: silken tofu in a fierce red sauce of fermented bean paste and Sichuan pepper

Mapo Tofu

Silken tofu in a fierce red sauce of fermented bean paste and Sichuan pepper, with just enough pork to season it.

30 minutesChinesePork

Pho Bo — shot from directly overhead, the table surface filling the frame

Pho Bo

Charring the onion and ginger before they go near water is what makes the broth smell like pho rather than beef soup. Everything else is patience.

6 hr 30 minServes 6

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Pork Vindaloo — shot from directly overhead: pork marinated in vinegar

Pork Vindaloo

Pork marinated in vinegar, garlic and dried chillies, then cooked slowly until sharp, dark and much more sour than hot.

9 hr 55 minServes 6

CurriesIndianPork

Pryaniki — shot from directly overhead, the table surface filling the frame

Pryaniki

Spiced honey biscuits with a soft crumb and a thin white sugar glaze that dries to a matt shell as they cool.

1 hr 45 minServes 24

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Red-Braised Pork Belly — shot from directly overhead, the table surface filling the frame

Red-Braised Pork Belly

Pork belly caramelised in sugar and braised in soy and wine until the fat turns to jelly and the sauce to lacquer.

ChinesePorkStews

Saag Paneer — shot from directly overhead: spinach cooked down to a dark

Saag Paneer

Spinach cooked down to a dark, silky base with ginger and green chilli, with cubes of fried paneer folded through at the end.

30 minutesCheeseCurries

Shoyu Ramen with Chashu Pork — shot from directly overhead: a soy-based broth that tastes long-cooked because it is

Shoyu Ramen with Chashu Pork

A soy-based broth that tastes long-cooked because it is. The pork rolls the night before, which is most of the work and none of the effort.

15 hr 40 minServes 4

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Slow-Cooked Black Dal — shot from directly overhead: whole urad soaked overnight and simmered for hours until it turns black and glossy

Slow-Cooked Black Dal

Whole urad soaked overnight and simmered for hours until it turns black and glossy, then finished with butter and a little cream.

15 hr 50 minServes 6

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Steamed Sea Bass with Ginger and Spring Onion — shot from directly overhead: a whole fish steamed plain

Steamed Sea Bass with Ginger and Spring Onion

A whole fish steamed plain, dressed with soy, and finished by pouring smoking oil over raw ginger and spring onion.

30 minutesChineseFish