Uses for fresh ginger

joedenise

I always freeze ginger and then grate from raw. It gets used mainly in Indian and Chinese dishes. A lot of recipes call for 1" of root ginger or a thumb sized piece of ginger.

I don't even bother peeling before grating as the skin tends to stay on the outside of the grater and the ginger on the inside (I use a box grater).

Denise

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Hi,

I take my tea black, like Guinness, no sugar nor milk, a wee slice of ginger just to infuse takes the bitterness off the tea, sometimes I add a squirt of lemon juice.

I prefer it that way than the fruity/flavoured tea bags that are quite insipid, in my opinion.

trailingspouse

You can dry it and make your own ground ginger -

peel and slice the fresh ginger, then put on a baking tray in a very low oven (about 120C) for about 2 hours. Then use a pestle and mortar to grind it. It should keep for quite a while in an airtight container.

auntymabel

Ginger curd
https://makedoandspend.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/make-ginger-curd/

Anne_Marie_2

Ginger cordial is lovely and warming. A friend gave me some lemongrass and ginger cordial, which she said goes lovely with gin and tonic. I had a bit of a chest infection at the time, so had it with boiling water.
https://carolynchan.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/ginger-and-lemongrass-cordial/
Ginger and lemon cordial sounds equally as nice, but not tried it yet.
http://www.marthastewart.com/316649/homemade-ginger-cordial

Pop_Up_Pirate

You can add a square inch of ginger to a smoothie or green juice.

You get all the health benefits of the ginger in its raw form too.

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I used to have almost constant indigestion and an Ayurvedic recipe for this is:

3 tsp fresh grated ginger
3 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 tsp clear honey
1 pinch turmeric

Mix together well and take 1 teaspoon of the mix 20-30 mins before a meal. Can really recommend this - it made a big difference for me.

(If you want to make more of the mix up and take it for a few weeks, which I did, you can always substitute the teaspoons for tablespoons, just keep to the same ratios - but you still only take 1 teaspoon before meals).

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Hi,

That sounds tasty.

Can it be taken just as an 'if or when needed' after meals?

Suppose it'll keep in the fridge for a few weeks.

bouicca21

If I had this problem I'd be thinking of making stem ginger - lots of recipes on the net.

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Hi,

That sounds tasty.

Can it be taken just as an 'if or when needed' after meals?

Suppose it'll keep in the fridge for a few weeks.

I started taking it when I had almost constant indigestion problems, so took it before all meals for 2 weeks. Now I always keep a small jar of the mix in the fridge and take it 20-30 mins before a large meal (usually the evening one) but most days I don't need it. Not sure if it works after meals (but you could experiment!)