FOOLPROOF CANDIED GINGER
Candied ginger is surprisingly easy to make at home and tastes phenomenal compared to the store-bought variety! We'll walk you through everything you need to know to master making ginger candy at home!
Provided by Adriana
Categories Condiments
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Peel fresh ginger root by using a spoon to scrape the papery skin off. You can leave the skin on however it does negatively affect the final taste and texture.
- Cut the ginger into the shape and size you like: long lengthwise slices, round ginger coins, matchsticks, or little ginger nuggets- it's up to you.
- Add cut and peeled ginger to a pot of water (enough to fully submerge the ginger) and bring it to a boil. Boil for 10 minutes then drain and return the ginger to the pot.
- Next, add water to the ginger pieces in the pot until the water is deep enough to just barely cover the ginger, taking care to measure how much water you add- you'll add equal parts sugar!!! Very important!!! Add a small pinch of salt.
- Next, add the same amount of sugar to the pot and stir to combine. Heat over medium until it comes to a boil. Boil gently for 15 minutes. Ensure you have a low boil and do watch the mixture because as the sugar melts and a syrup forms, you'll need to slightly reduce the heat to maintain a low boil.
- After 15 minutes, pour through a strainer to separate any syrup from the ginger pieces. This syrup is liquid gold, it's a ginger simple syrup, so we always strain into a mixing bowl versus down the drain!
- Once you have your ginger separated, shimmy the strainer side to side to ensure you've separated as much syrup as possible. Add 1/4 cup sugar to the ginger pieces and stir to coat.
- Place the candied ginger in a single layer on a piece of parchment paper or on a baking sheet with a drying rack and leave at room temperature for 4-24 hours to dry. The amount of time it takes to dry depends on how thick you ginger pieces are, the thicker they are the longer they will take to dry.
- Once fully dry store in an air-tight container away from light and heat for up to 3 months!
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 tablespoon, Calories 29, Sugar 6.3 g, Sodium 37.5 mg, Fat 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, TransFat 0 g, Carbohydrate 7.3 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.1 g, Cholesterol 0 mg
GINGERSNAP COOKIES
These triple-ginger gingersnap cookies strike a sweet balance between spice and sweet molasses with a crisp crunch.In the early days of commercial aviation, ginger cookies or "snaps" were often served during turbulence. I don't know if they work, but my version with ginger, cardamom, and cloves sure taste good.Both U.S. standard and metric measurements are listed, but for consistently delicious results, go metric. This recipe first appeared in Season 12 of Good Eats.Photo by Lynne Calamia
Provided by Sarah Chanin
Categories Sweets
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F. Line 2 half-sheet pans with parchment paper and set aside.
- Whisk together the flour, baking soda, ground ginger, cardamom, cloves, and salt in a medium mixing bowl.
- Cream the brown sugar and butter in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on low speed until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the molasses, egg, and fresh ginger, and beat on medium speed for 1 minute. Lower the mixer speed to "stir," and add the candied ginger until just combined. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir until well combined.
- Using a 2-teaspoon-sized scoop, drop the dough onto the prepared half-sheet pans, approximately 2 inches apart. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 10 minutes for slightly chewy cookies or 12 minutes for crisper cookies, rotating the pan halfway through baking.
- Remove from the oven and leave the cookies on the sheet pan for 30 seconds before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely. Repeat with all of the dough. You will use each pan approximately twice.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 10 days. If desired, you may scoop and freeze the cookie dough on a sheet pan and, once frozen, transfer to a zip-top bag to store. Bake directly from the freezer, following the above procedure.
GINGER ALE
Provided by Alton Brown
Categories beverage
Time P2DT1h18m
Yield about 2 quarts
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Place the ginger, sugar, and 1/2 cup of the water into a 2-quart saucepan and set over medium-high heat. Stir until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat, cover and allow to steep for 1 hour.
- Pour the syrup through a fine mesh strainer set over a bowl, pressing down to get all of the juice out of the mixture. Chill quickly by placing over and ice bath and stirring or set in the refrigerator, uncovered, until at least room temperature, 68 to 72 degrees F.
- Using a funnel, pour the syrup into a clean 2-liter plastic bottle and add the yeast, lemon juice and remaining 7 cups of water. Place the cap on the bottle, gently shake to combine and leave the bottle at room temperature for 48 hours. Open and check for desired amount of carbonation. It is important that once you achieve your desired amount of carbonation that you refrigerate the ginger ale. Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks, opening the bottle at least once a day to let out excess carbonation.
GINGER SNAPS
Provided by Alton Brown
Categories dessert
Time 45m
Yield about 4 dozen cookies
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium mixing bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, ginger, cardamom, clove and salt. Place the brown sugar and butter into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on low speed until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the molasses, egg and fresh ginger and beat on medium for 1 minute. Add the crystallized ginger and using a rubber spatula, stir to combine. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir until well combined. With a 2-teaspoon sized scoop, drop the dough onto a parchment lined half sheet pan approximately 2-inches apart. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 12 minutes for slightly chewy cookies or 15 minutes for more crisp cookies. Rotate the pan halfway through cooking. Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to stay on the sheet pan for 30 seconds before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with all of the dough. Store in an airtight container for up 10 days. If desired, you may scoop and freeze the cookie dough on a sheet pan and once frozen, place in a resealable bag to store. Bake directly from the freezer as above.
CANDIED GINGER(ALTON BROWN)
From Good Eats, episode: Ginger: Rise of the Rhizome. I might try adding a vanilla bean to the simmering water next time. Or how about adding a little lemon peel? The candied ginger is also good dipped in dark or bittersweet chocolate.
Provided by Sharon123
Categories Caribbean
Time 1h15m
Yield 1 pound
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Spray a cooling rack with nonstick spray and set it in a half sheet pan lined with parchment.
- Peel the ginger root(use the back of a spoon, it gets into all the grooves) and slice into 1/8-inch thick slices using a mandoline. Place into a 4-quart saucepan with the water and set over medium-high heat. Cover and cook for 35 minutes or until the ginger is tender.
- Transfer the ginger to a colander to drain, reserving 1/4 cup of the cooking liquid. Weigh the ginger and measure out an equal amount of sugar. Return the ginger and 1/4 cup water to the pan and add the sugar. Set over medium-high heat and bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring frequently, until the sugar syrup looks dry, has almost evaporated and begins to recrystallize, approximately 20-40 minutes. Make sure you continously stir. It may feel like you've been stirring the ginger forever, but when it starts to crystallize, it will happen very quickly.
- Transfer the ginger immediately to the cooling rack and spread to separate the individual pieces. Once completely cool, store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks. Save the sugar that drops beneath the cooling rack and use to top ginger snaps, sprinkled over ice cream or to sweeten coffee.
- Any liquid can be used to flavor tea or used for hot tea. Some people said they had to cook it longer. It's worth every minute. :).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 363.2, Fat 3.4, SaturatedFat 0.9, Sodium 94.6, Carbohydrate 80.7, Fiber 9.1, Sugar 7.7, Protein 8.3
CANDIED GINGER
Steps:
- Spray a cooling rack with nonstick spray and set it in a half sheet pan lined with parchment.
- Peel the ginger root and slice into 1/8-inch thick slices using a mandoline. Place into a 4-quart saucepan with the water and set over medium-high heat. Cover and cook for 35 minutes or until the ginger is tender.
- Transfer the ginger to a colander to drain, reserving 1/4 cup of the cooking liquid. Weigh the ginger and measure out an equal amount of sugar. Return the ginger and 1/4 cup water to the pan and add the sugar. Set over medium-high heat and bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring frequently, until the sugar syrup looks dry, has almost evaporated and begins to recrystallize, approximately 20 minutes. Transfer the ginger immediately to the cooling rack and spread to separate the individual pieces. Once completely cool, store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks. Save the sugar that drops beneath the cooling rack and use to top ginger snaps, sprinkled over ice cream or to sweeten coffee.
GINGER ALMONDS
Provided by Alton Brown
Categories appetizer
Time 1h7m
Yield 1 pound or approximately 4 cups
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 250 degrees F.
- Combine the ginger and salt in a large mixing bowl and set aside.
- Heat the olive oil and sesame oil in a 12-inch saute pan over medium-low heat. Add the arbol chile and cook, stirring frequently, until the chile begins to give off an aroma, 30 to 45 seconds. Add the almonds and cook, stirring frequently until lightly toasted, approximately 5 minutes. Add the soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce and cook until reduced slightly and the pan looks dry, approximately 1 minute. Immediately remove the nuts to the large bowl and toss with the ginger mixture.
- Spread the coated nuts into a single layer on a half sheet pan lined with parchment paper and bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Remove the pan to a cooling rack for at least 30 minutes or until completely cool. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
CANDIED GINGER
This recipe came from Tipnut. I love ginger in any form and using the slow cooker mades this even more appealing to me.
Provided by Mohamjip
Categories Vegetable
Time P1DT10m
Yield 30 pieces, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Peel ginger and slice into 1/4″ thick pieces.
- In the slowcooker pour water, corn syrup and 2 cups of sugar-heat on high until sugar is dissolved.
- Add ginger bits, stir well, and reduce heat to low. Simmer in slowcooker for 24 hours. Syrup should be golden brown at this point.
- Cool, then strain. Reserve syrup for use as desired.
- Toss ginger in white granulated sugar until well coated, store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 358.7, Fat 0.6, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 20.2, Carbohydrate 91, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 71.7, Protein 1.4
CANDIED GINGER
This confection can be used as a garnish for our Fresh Ginger Cake, or served alone at the end of a meal.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes
Time 45m
Yield Makes about 1 cup
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- In a small saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil over medium heat; continue boiling, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, with a paring knife, slice ginger crosswire very thinly (about 1/8 inch thick). You should have about 1 cup.
- Add ginger slices to pan; simmer over medium-low heat until translucent and tender, 20 to 25 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer ginger to a wire rack set over a baking sheet lined with parchment or waxed paper; spread pieces so they are not touching. Let drain. Reserve ginger syrup (let cool; refrigerate in an airtight container up to 1 month).
- Pour 1/4 cup sugar into a small bowl; coat ginger slices, 1 or 2 at a time, in sugar. Store in an airtight container at room temperature, up to 1 month.
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