The unique aromatic blend of spice and heat that ginger offers makes it a brilliant ingredient for both savoury and sweet dishes. This wonder root plant can work so effortlessly with snapper, quail and steak, as well as mandarin and pear. Can’t get enough? Here are 20 recipes that showcase ginger.

Carrots with garlic, ginger, spring onion and smoked chilli butter

Red curry of beef with green peppercorns, wild ginger and holy basil

Soy pork and ginger meatballs with hoisin greens and rice

Flat iron steak with red wine and ginger sauce and crushed potatoes

Korean-style barbecued skirt steak ssäm with ginger and spring onion sauce

Ricky and Pinky’s steamed snapper with coriander and ginger

Crisp oolong-smoked quail with mandarin-ginger dipping sauce
