Homemade Stem Ginger In Syrup Food

STEM GINGER IN SYRUP

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to a rolling boil and blanch ginger for 10 seconds.
• Drain and repeat 2 more times.
• In a medium saucepan bring sugar and water to a boil.
• Add blanched ginger and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Pour into a container and keep in the fridge until ready to use.

HAM & STEM GINGER THINS

Steps:

• Assemble the canapés by topping the biscuits with thin slices of the stem ginger in syrup and spoonfuls of shredded ham. Can be made up to 1 hr ahead.

STEM GINGER PUDDING WITH STICKY ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350f/Gas Mark 4.
• Place all the sponge pudding ingredients EXCEPT the stem ginger in a bowl and whisk till smooth and pale.
• Fold in the chopped stem ginger and pour mixture into a 2 1/2 pint ovenproof pudding bowl, then place the bowl in a roasting tray and fill with boiling water until 2/3 up the side of the pudding bowl. Bake for 45 minutes or until firm.
• To make the sauce, place all the ingredients EXCEPT the orange zest in a pan and boil for 5-10 minutes or until the mixture has reduced and is slightly thickened. Remove from heat and stir in orange zest.
• Remove pudding from oven, cut into slices and serve hot with the orange syrup poured over.

STICKY STEM GINGER CAKE WITH LEMON ICING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to fan 160C/conventional 180C/gas 4. Butter and line an 18cm round, 7cm deep cake tin with greaseproof or parchment paper.
• Put the flour, bicarbonate of soda and all the spices into a large mixing bowl. Add the butter and rub it into the flour with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
• Put the sugar, treacle, syrup and milk in a medium saucepan and heat, gently stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Turn up the heat and bring the mixture to just below boiling point.
• Add the stem ginger to the flour mixture, then pour in the treacle mixture, stirring as you go with a wooden spoon. Break in the egg and beat until all the mixture is combined and it resembles a thick pancake batter. Pour this into prepared tin and bake for 50 minutes-1 hour, until a skewer pushed into the centre of the cake comes out fairly clean. Leave to cool completely in tin before turning cake out. (To freeze: wrap in greaseproof paper, then in cling film. Freeze for up to 1 month.)
• To make the icing, mix together icing sugar and lemon zest, then gradually add lemon juice until you have a smooth, slightly runny icing, adding more juice, if needed. Drizzle icing in a zig-zag pattern over surface of cake, turn cake around and drizzle again to create the cross-hatched finish (see below). Cake keeps for up to 2 weeks stored in an airtight container.