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Pantry Staples ingredient guide
Ginger Recipes
Ginger is a bold, warming pantry ingredient that adds peppery heat, citrusy brightness, and gentle sweetness to both savory and sweet recipes. Fresh ginger is ideal for stir-fries, soups, curries, marinades, dressings, and teas, while ground ginger brings concentrated spice to baked goods, spice blends, and cozy desserts.
Use grated or minced fresh ginger when you want sharp, aromatic flavor that melts into sauces and broths. Slice it for infusions, matchsticks for texture, or blend it into pastes with garlic, chiles, and oil for quick weeknight cooking.
Ginger pairs especially well with soy sauce, garlic, scallions, citrus, coconut milk, honey, and warm spices. Keep it on hand to brighten noodle bowls, roast vegetables, chicken, fish, lentils, cookies, cakes, and homemade condiments.
Nutrition reference
Nutrition per 100g
Reference values for comparison and meal planning. Check product labels for strict diets or allergies.
Calories12 kcal
Protein2g
Fat4g
Carbs18g
Sugar5g
Fiber1g
Sodium4mg
Lactose-freeyes
Dairy-freeyes
Cooking guide
How to use Ginger in recipes
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The nutrition panel uses reference values per 100g for the ingredient category: Pantry Staples.
Popular recipes
Most Popular Recipes with Ginger
Top published DandyRecipes posts that use this ingredient or one of its internal variants.
35 min
Sticky Ginger-Soy Chicken Tenders with Jasmine Rice and Sesame Green Beans
Tender chicken pieces are seared, coated in a glossy ginger-soy glaze and served with fluffy jasmine rice and...
30 min
Hoisin Garlic Shrimp with Ginger-Scallion Rice and Roasted Green Beans
Sweet-savory hoisin shrimp cooks quickly in a hot pan and is served over fragrant ginger-scallion jasmine rice with...
30 min
Honey Soy Ginger Chicken with Jasmine Rice and Snow Peas
A quick skillet chicken dinner with a glossy honey-soy ginger glaze, tender-crisp snow peas, lime and fluffy jasmine...
30 min
Broiled Teriyaki-Glazed Salmon with Ginger Jasmine Rice and Green Beans
A fast, flavorful salmon dinner with glossy teriyaki glaze, sesame seeds, tender green beans and fragrant ginger-scallion jasmine...
30 min
Honey-Ginger Teriyaki Pork Tenderloin with Asparagus and Basmati Rice
Tender strips of pork tenderloin are tossed with crisp asparagus in a glossy soy, hoisin, honey, garlic and...
45 min
Pan-Fried Pork Wonton Dumplings with Tangy Red Cabbage Slaw
These crisp-bottomed pork wonton dumplings are filled with ginger, garlic, scallions and savory soy sauce, then served with...
5 min
Ginger-Teriyaki Seared Steak with Wasabi Mashed Potatoes and Sesame Broccoli
A savory steak dinner with glossy ginger-teriyaki sauce, creamy wasabi sour cream mashed potatoes and sesame-roasted broccoli.
10 min
Hoisin-Glazed Shrimp Bowls with Ginger-Scallion Rice
Sweet-savory hoisin shrimp, fragrant jasmine rice with ginger and scallions, blistered green beans, lime and sesame seeds make...
35 min
Spicy Turkey Burgers with Sriracha Mayo, Sweet Potato Chips, and Ginger Greens
These juicy turkey burgers get a punch of sriracha, soy sauce, ginger, garlic and cilantro, then land on...
30 min
Crispy Panko Chicken Cutlets with Ginger Rice and Sesame Green Beans
Golden panko-crusted chicken cutlets served over fragrant ginger-scallion rice with roasted sesame green beans and a quick soy-ketchup...
5 min
Pan-Seared Salmon with Ginger-Lime Sauce, Scallion Rice & Sesame Broccoli
Crisp pan-seared salmon gets a bright ginger-lime sauce and is served with scallion jasmine rice and roasted sesame...
10 min
Ginger-Lime Teriyaki Steak Bowls with Broccoli and Jasmine Rice
Tender diced steak, charred broccoli, red onion, ginger, lime and glossy teriyaki sauce are served over fluffy jasmine...
30 min
Hoisin-Ginger Shrimp Bowls with Jasmine Rice and Roasted Green Beans
Tender shrimp coated with hoisin, garlic and ginger are served over fragrant scallion rice with crisp roasted green...
30 min
Crispy Skin Salmon with Wasabi-Lime Drizzle, Soy Rice, and Bok Choy
Pan-seared salmon gets a bright, creamy wasabi-lime drizzle and is served over savory soy-simmered jasmine rice with garlicky...
30 min
Honey-Ginger Soy Chicken with Snow Peas and Jasmine Rice
Tender chicken is coated in a glossy honey, soy, ginger and garlic glaze, then served over jasmine rice...
30 min
Honey-Ginger Soy Chicken with Green Beans and Jasmine Rice
A glossy honey, soy, garlic and ginger glaze coats pan-seared chicken breasts, served with crisp-tender green beans and...
30 min
Ginger-Soy Brown Rice Bowls with Green Beans, Corn and Cashews
A savory brown rice bowl tossed with garlic, ginger, soy sauce, crisp-tender green beans, carrots, corn, toasted cashews,...
30 min
Ginger-Soy Beef Rice Bowls with Zucchini, Mushrooms and Carrot Ribbons
A savory beef rice bowl layered with jasmine rice, crisp-tender vegetables, quick-pickled scallions and a sweet-spicy sesame sriracha...
40 min
Pineapple Pepper Chicken Stir-Fry with Jasmine Rice
Tender chicken cubes, pineapple, bell pepper and poblano are tossed in a glossy sweet-tangy soy vinegar sauce and...
30 min
Soy-Hoisin Chicken Udon Stir-Fry with Green Beans and Carrots
Wide udon noodles are tossed with chicken tenders, green beans, carrots, mushrooms, ginger, garlic, soy sauce and hoisin...
10 min
Spicy Korean Chili Beef Meatballs with Green Beans and Jasmine Rice
Tender baked beef meatballs are coated in a creamy, spicy-sweet sauce and served with roasted green beans over...
30 min
Soy-Ginger Sirloin Stir-Fry with Brussels Sprouts, Carrot and Jasmine Rice
A savory sirloin stir-fry with Brussels sprouts, carrot, jalapeño, ginger, soy sauce and lemon served over fluffy jasmine...
30 min
Hoisin Shrimp with Ginger-Scallion Rice and Roasted Green Beans
Tender shrimp are coated in a sweet-savory hoisin, garlic and ginger mixture, then served over fragrant scallion rice...
30 min
Hoisin Sesame Shrimp with Ginger-Scallion Rice and Roasted Green Beans
Juicy hoisin-glazed shrimp are cooked hot and fast, then served over fragrant jasmine rice stirred with ginger and...
10 min
Spicy Honey-Sriracha Beef Meatballs with Sesame Rice and Roasted Green Beans
Tender baked beef meatballs are coated in a creamy, spicy-sweet sauce and served with sesame jasmine rice and...
20 min
Ginger Shrimp and Broccoli Rice Bowls with Sweet Chili Soy Glaze
Seared shrimp and tender broccoli are coated in a glossy sweet chili, soy and ginger sauce, then served...
10 min
Soy-Ginger Beef Rice Bowls with Zucchini, Mushrooms and Carrots
A savory beef and vegetable rice bowl with jasmine rice, soy-ginger seasoning, sesame oil and a touch of...
30 min
Hoisin Honey Beef Stir-Fry with Baby Bok Choy and Jasmine Rice
Tender sirloin tips are coated in a savory-sweet hoisin, soy, honey, garlic and ginger sauce, then stir-fried with...
30 min
Ginger Honey Chicken with Snap Peas and Jasmine Rice
Tender chicken breasts are coated in a glossy ginger-honey soy glaze and served over jasmine rice with crisp...
45 min
Pan-Seared Sirloin with Ginger Soy Glaze, Wasabi Mash and Sesame Spinach
Juicy sirloin steak gets a glossy ginger-soy finish and is served with creamy wasabi mashed potatoes and quick...
30 min
Shrimp Udon Stir-Fry with Green Beans, Carrots and Hoisin Soy Sauce
A quick shrimp and udon noodle stir-fry with crisp green beans, tender carrots, scallions, ginger, garlic and a...
30 min
Ginger Honey Soy Chicken with Snow Peas and Jasmine Rice
Tender chicken pieces are coated in a glossy ginger, honey, soy and vinegar glaze, then served with crisp-tender...
40 min
Spicy Honey-Sriracha Beef Meatballs with Sesame Rice and Roasted Green Beans
Tender baked beef meatballs are coated in a creamy honey-sriracha sauce and served over sesame jasmine rice with...
30 min
Wasabi Lime Salmon with Soy-Simmered Rice and Baby Bok Choy
Pan-seared salmon and tender bok choy over soy-infused rice, finished with a zesty wasabi lime dressing.
30 min
Apricot Balsamic Glazed Pork Tenderloin with Ginger Rice and Sesame Green Beans
Savory pork tenderloin with a sweet apricot balsamic glaze, served over fragrant ginger rice and crisp sesame green...
35 min
Korean-Inspired Beef Bulgogi Meatballs with Ginger Rice and Sriracha Crema
Savory-sweet bulgogi-glazed meatballs served over fluffy ginger rice with roasted carrots and a spicy sriracha crema.
Ingredient FAQ
Ginger recipe questions
What can I cook with Ginger?
Use the collection links and recipe cards on this page to find dinners, lunches, quick meals and ingredient-focused recipe ideas with ginger.
How many DandyRecipes use Ginger?
This ingredient page currently links to 712 published DandyRecipes that use ginger or one of its internal ingredient variants.
Can I filter Ginger recipes by cooking time?
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Are nutrition and dietary labels exact?
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