Ginger Guava Sauce Recipes

GINGER SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix 2 tablespoons each grated ginger, finely chopped ginger and finely chopped scallion in a small bowl. Add 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and 1/4 teaspoon white pepper. Heat 3 tablespoons vegetable oil in a small saucepan until smoking; pour over the ginger-scallion mixture and stir. Add a splash of water if the sauce is too thick. Season with salt.

GINGER DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• In a blender, combine onion, garlic, ginger, lemon juice, soy sauce, sugar, and vinegar. Process until smooth. Serve at room temperature.

GINGER SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine soy sauce, vinegar, and ginger and set aside.
• In a saucepan, melt brown sugar on high, stirring rapidly (do not burn!).
• Add the soy sauce mix and bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat and pour into a serving dish and garnish with the scallions.

SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE WITH GUAVA

Steps:

• Coat a 3-quart saucepan with oil and place over medium heat. Saute the garlic, ginger, and chili in the hot oil for 2 minutes. Add the guava and tomatoes; continue to cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in the remaining ingredients and simmer until slightly thickened, about 15 minutes. Pass the sauce through a strainer before serving.

GUAVA BARBEQUE SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the water, guava paste, vinegar, rum, tomato paste, lemon juice, onion, ginger, soy sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, and scotch bonnet pepper into a saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, whisking until evenly blended. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until the sauce has slightly thickened and is richly flavored, 10 to 15 minutes. The sauce should be pourable. If it has become too thick, thin it with some water. Serve hot or cold.

GUAVA FRESCA WITH MINT AND GINGER

Steps:

• Combine sugar, mint, ginger, and 1 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Let cool completely. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve.
• Stir together mint syrup and guava juice in a pitcher; chill. Fill glasses with ice and 1/3 cup guava mixture. Top with seltzer. Add mint sprigs and a shot of liquor to each. Stir once. Serve immediately.

CAMBODIAN GINGER SAUCE (TIRK KHNGAY)

Steps:

• Mix hot water, sugar, fish sauce, lime juice, ginger, garlic, and chile peppers in a bowl.

GINGER SAUCE FOR VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Finely chop onion.
• Mince garlic.
• Combine all ingredients and blend.
• Can be refrigerated for later use.

GINGER BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE

Steps:

• Place sugar, ginger and vanilla pod and pulp in a heavy pot set over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar is molten and fragrant with ginger and vanilla, about 8 minutes. (It won't melt entirely but will be somewhat crumbly.) Add butter (stand back, it will foam up), and stir until melted and smooth, about 2 minutes.
• Pour cream and salt into pot, stirring, and bring to a simmer. Let sauce bubble until thickened, about 8 minutes. Let cool for at least 1/2 hour, then strain out ginger and vanilla pod. Warm sauce before serving. This sauce will keep for up to 2 weeks in refrigerator.