Ginger Cream Sauce Recipes

SEARED SCALLOPS WITH GARLIC-GINGER CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Pat the scallops dry and set aside.
• Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter over medium heat in a large skillet and add the garlic and ginger. Sauté until fragrant, 1 minute, then sprinkle with the flour. Combine well and continue cooking, stirring constantly, until the mixture is smooth and light gold in color, about 2 minutes longer.
• Add the cream and sugar and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture is smooth and the sugar has dissolved. Slowly stir in the lime juice and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Continue cooking until the sauce thickens to a rich, creamy consistency, 3 to 4 minutes more, then stir in the scallions and half of the chopped cilantro. Transfer the sauce to a bowl and cover to keep warm.
• Wipe out the pan, return it to the stove and add the remaining tablespoon of butter along with the vegetable oil.
• Turn the heat to medium-high and once hot, add the scallops in a single layer.
• Note: The scallops need about 3/4-inch of space between them in order to sear properly. If the pan seems overcrowded, cook them in 2 batches.
• Sear the scallops until they develop a golden crust on the outside, 1-1/2 minutes per side (see notes).
• To serve, spoon a portion of sauce onto individual serving plates, top with scallops and garnish with the remaining chopped cilantro.

GINGER CREAM

Steps:

• Combine 1/4 cup water, ginger, and sugar in heavy small saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Simmer until mixture is syrupy, about 5 minutes. Cool completely. Using electric mixer, beat cream in medium bowl until peaks form. Fold in ginger mixture. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover and chill.)

GINGER CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in lg pan; saute shallots.
• Add wine and chicken broth; warm through and reduce heat to simmer.
• Add whipping cream and simmer gently a few more minutes.
• Reduce heat again, add salt, pepper, ginger, and lime juice; warm through.
• Garnish with chopped tomatoes and serve.

GRILLED PINEAPPLE SLICES WITH GINGER CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the coals over gas grill for direct heat. Make the ginger cream sauce.
• Cut 1/2 inch slice off top and bottom of pineapple. Cut off rind. Cut pineapple cross-wise into slices; remove "eyes" from slices.
• Drizzle both sides of pineapple with butter.
• Cover and grill; pineapple slices 4 to 6 inches from medium heat 10 to 15 minutes, turning once, until hot and light brown.
• To serve: top pineapple with Ginger Cream. Garnish with cherries, if desired.
• Cover and refrigerate until serving.
• Ginger Cream: Mix sour cream, brown sugar and crystallized ginger.
• Cover and refrigerate until serving. Makes enough for 6 servings of Grilled Pineapple with Ginger Cream Sauce.

TUNA WITH GINGER-MUSHROOM CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat two tablespoons vegetable oil in a non-stick skillet over high heat.
• Pepper one side of the tuna steaks, place pepper side down and sear for two minutes.
• Turn tuna over and continue cooking, about two minutes for rare, four for medium.
• Transfer tuna to plate and keep warm.
• Add olive oil, green onions, cilantro, ginger and garlic to same skillet and saute about 30 seconds.
• Mix in mushrooms and soy sauce and simmer 30 seconds for shiitake, 1 minute for morels.
• Add half and half and simmer until thickened, about 3-4 minutes.
• Stir in lime juice.
• Spoon sauce onto plates and place tuna steak on top.
• Garnish with cilantro and a slice of pickled ginger.

PAN-SEARED TUNA WITH GINGER-SHIITAKE CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°F. Sprinkle 1 side of tuna steaks with pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Place tuna steaks, pepper side down, in hot oil and sear 2 minutes. Turn tuna over and continue cooking to desired doneness, about 2 minutes for rare. Transfer tuna to rimmed baking sheet; keep warm in oven.
• Add butter, sliced green onions, cilantro, ginger and chopped garlic to same skillet and sauté until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Mix in mushrooms and soy sauce and simmer 30 seconds. Add whipping cream and simmer until sauce lightly coats back of spoon, about 3 minutes. Stir in lime juice. Spoon sauce onto plates; arrange tuna atop sauce. Garnish with lime wedges and cilantro sprigs, if desired.

HALIBUT WITH SWISS CHARD AND GINGER CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Brush fish with oil. Mix ginger, shallots and garlic in heavy small saucepan. Rub 1 teaspoon ginger mixture over each fish fillet. Add clam juice and wine to remaining ginger mixture in saucepan. Boil mixture until liquid is reduced to 1/4 cup, about 15 minutes.
• Steam Swiss chard until just tender, about 30 seconds. Transfer chard to strainer and rinse with cold water. Drain.
• Pat chard dry. Place 1 chard leaf on work surface. Place another leaf next to first, overlapping long sides. Place 1 fish fillet crosswise near 1 end of chard, leaving 2-inch border on short sides of fish. Season fish with salt and pepper. Fold 2 long sides of chard over fish, then roll up fish in chard, enclosing completely. Repeat with remaining chard and fish. (Can be made 8 hours ahead. Cover ginger mixture and fish separately and chill.)
• Place steaming rack over boiling water in large Dutch oven. Place fish on rack. Cover; steam until cooked through, about 8 minutes. Transfer to plates.
• Meanwhile, add cream to ginger mixture in saucepan. Boil until mixture thickens to sauce consistency, about 5 minutes. Spoon sauce around fish.