Food & Cooking Recipes Drink Recipes Fresh Ginger Tea 3.3 (92) Yield: 4 cups Use this to soothe anyone suffering from the flu or a cold, or an upset stomach. It's also delicious with an Asian meal, hot or poured over ice. From the book Mad Hungry, by Lucinda Scala Quinn (Artisan Books). Directions Put the grated ginger into a teapot and pour in the boiling water. Allow the mixture to steep for 4 minutes. Strain and serve the tea with a teaspoon of honey in each cup. Stir and serve.