Ginger Sauce for Chicken

Ginger root is usually used for the flavor it lends to food, though it also has several healing properties. Studies have shown ginger to be effective in reducing nausea and vomiting associated with motion sickness, pregnancy, and cancer chemotherapy. People often use it to help recover from mild stomach upsets, and many health care professionals use ginger to help treat conditions associated with inflammation, such as arthritis and ulcerative colitis. Preliminary studies suggest that ginger aids in lowering cholesterol and helps in preventing blood clotting.

I hope these reasons are enough for you to start including more ginger in your food. There are many different ways to make ginger sauce, but most of the time, the sauce is first made and them the chicken is added and cooked in it. If you want a separate ginger sauce for your chicken recipe, these recipes will work:

Ginger Sauce Recipes

Ginger Sauce for Steamed Chicken

Ingredients

• 2 pieces of fresh ginger
• 10 leaves of cilantro
• 4 cloves of garlic
• Peanut oil

Directions

This sauce is the kind that goes well with dim sum, or steamed chicken. It is similar (though not identical) to the type of sauce served with 'white chicken' in Chinese restaurants. To start, wash two thumb-sized pieces of fresh ginger and peel them, along with four cloves of garlic. Grate the ginger and garlic to fine crumbs, and then chop about 10 leaves of cilantro. Place the ginger, garlic and cilantro in a small bowl and pour peanut oil into it. Stir well and allow it to sit for about 15 minutes for the flavors to develop. Enjoy your steamed chicken with the ginger-garlic sauce.

Spiced Ginger Sauce (for Almond Fried Chicken)

Ingredients

• tsp whole cloves
• 1 tbsp finely grated fresh ginger
• 3 tsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp whole allspice
• cup white wine vinegar
• 1 tsp whole peppercorns
• cup dry white wine
• tsp mustard seed

Directions

For this recipe, your chicken is first coated in a mixture of cheese, breadcrumbs, almonds, salt and pepper and fried. Flour and egg whites are used for binding. For the sauce, add the ginger and spices to a mortar and pestle, and grind them lightly. If you don't have this contraption, you can put the spices into a bag and pummel it with a rolling pin. Mix the vinegar, white wine and soy sauce together in a small saucepan. Add the crushed spices to the pan, and heat on low. Bring it to a boil and let it bubble for eight minutes. Take it off the heat, strain and pour it into a shallow bowl.

Citrus-Ginger Sauce (for Peanut Oven-fried Chicken)

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp grated fresh ginger
• 1 tsp aromatic peanut oil
• cup orange juice
• 2 tsp lime juice
• cup sweet chili sauce
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbs creamy peanut butter

Directions

This crispy chicken is made by coating the chicken in mixture of crushed peanuts and cracker, paprika, salt, pepper and egg white and baked. To make the sauce, squeeze the grated ginger to extract as much juice as possible from it. Add the ginger juice to orange juice, and then add the sweet chili sauce, peanut butter, soy sauce, lime juice and peanut oil and give it a good whirl in a blender or food processor, until well blended. Serve along with chicken.

Apricot Ginger Sauce (For Fried Chicken)

Ingredients

• 1 chicken stock cube, crumbled
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 200 g dried apricot
• 1 tbsp ginger juice
• 2 cups water

Directions

Pour the water into a saucepan and add in the apricots and chicken stock cube. Bring the mixture to a boil and let it bubble for 6 minutes uncovered, or until the apricots are soft. Take it off from the heat and let it coll. Once it is warm, add the ginger and lemon juice, and blend till you have a smooth sauce.

I do hope that you find a ginger sauce recipe from these that you like. If ginger sauce calories is a cause of concern for you, add healthy oils such as canola or olive oil. The great thing about ginger sauce for chicken is, that it can make a really simple chicken preparation interesting.