How to Use galangal in a Sentence

galangal

noun
  • From the crunch of the nori to the yellow of curry, to the heat of the galangal and ginger.
    Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com, 8 Sep. 2017
  • Add the galangal, turmeric, and cilantro roots and do the same.
    Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2017
  • The tamarind-galangal sauce on those spicy chicken wings?
    Christine Muhlke, Bon Appetit, 4 June 2018
  • Add the brown sugar, lemon juice, galangal, lime leaf, and cayenne and stir to combine.
    Debbi Snook, cleveland.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Add the fresh ginger, galangal, kaffir lime peel and turmeric.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2019
  • For gai yang, Isan-style barbecue chicken, thigh meat is bathed in milk muddled with lemongrass and galangal.
    Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2016
  • But the flavor is all herbs, half registered as fragrance — galangal and sun-baked earth, bright threads of kaffir lime leaves, and cilantro roots, subtler and more profound than the stems.
    Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 10 May 2018
  • To the mix, add fried garlic, fried shallots, lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaf, cilantro, shallots, scallions, and mint.
    Jc Gibbs, Smithsonian, 31 May 2018
  • These tend to be comprised of fresh ingredients—think lemongrass, ginger, galangal, chiles, and/or herbs—that are ground together to make a thick puree.
    Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, 26 Sep. 2017
  • When the oil is hot, add the shallots, shrimp paste, garlic, galangal, ginger and chile and cook, stirring, until the shallots are softened and translucent and the mixture is very fragrant, about 5 minutes.
    Jessica Battilana, SFChronicle.com, 30 Aug. 2019
  • The sambal, or Malaysian chili sauce, is rich and deliciously savory, made with shallots, ginger, galangal, lemongrass, and tamarind.
    Allison Steele, Philly.com, 6 Feb. 2018
  • In Jackson’s version, the brisket ultimately falls apart in the long, slow-cooking process, bathed in garlic, cumin, black pepper, chili powder, onion, lemon grass, galangal and coconut milk.
    Caron Golden, sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 Feb. 2018
  • Laced with mellow barrel-aged caçhaca, yogurt liqueur and a mango syrup scented with makrut lime leaf and galangal, the drink is aromatic and weightlessly creamy.
    Maggie Hoffman, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 May 2018
  • Pan sib, aka fried puff with fish filling, are white fillets turned into a paste and blended with coriander seeds, garlic, Thai pepper, roasted peanuts, onions, cilantro, palm sugar, and galangal.
    Tiffany Leigh, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2017
  • A tiny card features suggestions for how to tackle the ingredients, from wormwood to vodka infused with galangal, a plant in the ginger family.
    Nicole Schnitzler, chicagotribune.com, 9 June 2017
  • Raise a spoonful of tom kha kai, a traditional Laotian coconut chicken soup, to your lips, and a tantalizing perfume of lemongrass, lime, and galangal wafts upward.
    Ewen Bell, National Geographic, 10 July 2019
  • Pisha-Duffly encouraged me to start my sauce with some roasted or sauteed aromatics — a combination of shallots, galangal, garlic, chiles and ginger give it fragrance, flavor and texture.
    Jessica Battilana, SFChronicle.com, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Kuay teaw ped toon Forget chicken noodle soup: In this dish, egg noodles come together with tender, flavorful duck that's been simmered for hours in a stew of galangal, garlic, cinnamon, star anise, soy sauce, and five-spice powder.
    Katherine Lagrave, CNT, 19 Sep. 2017

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