Marinade-Recipe

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Marinade-Recipe ~ Natures Health Foods

Each of the following marinades is bursting with full, robust flavors of easy to prepare ingredients, like beer, tequila and chilies.

Marinade-Recipe #1 ~ Te-quil-a Mockingbird

A surefire crowd pleaser that mixes up in minutes.

Enough for: 1-1/2 pounds jumbo shrimp, sea scallops or chicken.

Marinating time: One to three hours for poultry, 30 minutes for seafood in refrigerator.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup vegetable oil

3 Tbsp. fresh lime juice

3 Tbsp. tequila

2 Tbsp. triple sec

1 large jalapeno chili, seeded, minced

1 1/2 tsp. grated lime peel

1 tsp. chili powder

1 tsp. sugar

1/2 tsp. coarse salt

Directions:

Mix all ingredients in small bowl.

Let stand 15 minutes.

Cover and refrigerate (can be prepared one day ahead).

If you'd like to turn your marinade into a serving sauce, boil the remaining marinade in a small saucepan for one minute.

Marinade-Recipe #2 ~ Zesty Beer

This marinade goes hand-in-hand with casual weekend barbecues and no fuss grilling.

Enough for: 2 pounds chicken or pork.

Marinating time: A couple of hours at room temperature or overnight in refrigerator.

Ingredients:

1 tsp. hot sauce

3 Tbsp. cider vinegar

12 oz. favorite beer

1 Tbsp. coarse mustard

1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce

2 tsp. minced garlic

Pinch salt and fresh ground pepper

Directions:

Mix ingredients.

Submerge meat in marinade and leave in refrigerator overnight or at room temperature for a couple of hours.

Marinade-Recipe #3 ~ Spicy Asian

Fantastic on the grill or in sautes (if the ol’ barby is snowed under).

Enough for: 1-1/2 to 2 pounds chicken, turkey, pork cutlets or seafood.

Marinating time: Four hours for meats and one hour for seafood in the refrigerator.

Ingredients:

3 Tbsp. low sodium soy sauce (mix with hoisin if you like)

2 Tbsp. rice wine or sake

1 Tbsp. fresh minced garlic

1 tsp. dried chili flakes or hot chili paste (use five to six pieces smashed fresh ginger if you don’t have this)

1 Tbsp. virgin olive oil (mix with sesame oil if you’ve got it)

Directions:

Mix together all the ingredients in a bowl.

Marinade-Recipe #4 ~ Real Jerk Marinade

Amazing results for the minimal effort required.

Enough for: 5 pounds of chicken

Marinating time: At least 24 hours in airtight bags in the refrigerator; can go up to two days.

Ingredients:

2 cups finely chopped scallion

2 habanero chilies, seeded and minced (wear rubber gloves, lol)

2 Tbsp. low sodium soy sauce

2 Tbsp. fresh juice of lime

5 tsp. ground allspice

3 tsp. English-style dry mustard

2 bay leaves, center ribs discarded and the leaves crumbled

2 fresh garlic cloves, chopped

1 Tbsp. salt

2 tsp. sugar

1-1/2 tsp. dried thyme, crumbled

1 tsp. cinnamon

Directions:

In a food processor or blender puree all ingredients together.

Marinade-Recipe #5 ~ Tandoori Sauce

Though tandoori is usually made in an Indian clay oven, this sauce produces outstanding results on an outdoor grill.

Enough for: 5 pounds of chicken.

Marinating time: Four hours at room temperature or refrigerated overnight.

Ingredients:

2 large cloves fresh garlic

1 Tbs. chopped fresh ginger root

1 tsp. ground roasted cumin seeds

1/2 tsp. ground cardamom

1/2 tsp. red pepper

1 tsp. tandoori coloring or 1 Tbsp. paprika

1/2 cup plain yogurt

Directions:

Put all the ingredients of the marinade into a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.

I hope you agree that these are all very easy marinades and we hope you enjoy them as much as we do!

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