How to Use galangal in a Sentence

galangal

noun
  • Add the galangal, turmeric, and cilantro roots and do the same.
    — Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2017
  • Add the brown sugar, lemon juice, galangal, lime leaf, and cayenne and stir to combine.
    — Debbi Snook, cleveland.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • 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 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
  • The all-beef patties are inspired by sai oua, a classic spicy Lao sausage containing lemongrass, ginger-like galangal and fish sauce.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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