Beer Marinated Shrimp
This is an excellent shrimp dish that must be marinated overnight, so if you need dinner half an hour from now this isn’t for you. Ingredients 2 pounds (900 g) peeled raw shrimp 1 onion, sliced 3 cloves garlic, minced…
Techniques Marinade
Cantonese Roast Duck
This is a recipe for Cantonese roast duck or goose (燒鴨燒鵝). Ingredients Marinade 2 Tbsp light soy sauce 2 Tbsp dark soy sauce (optional, can use light soy sauce instead) 2 cups (450 ml) of white wine, sherry, or Chinese…
Shashlik (Russian Skewered Meat)
Shashlik (Russian шашлык from Turkic shishlik < shish “rod, skewer”) is a dish of usually mostly meat roasted over open fire on skewers. Russians seem to have borrowed making shashliks from peoples of Caucasus mountains, and shashliks have become a…
Mediterranean Green Chicken
Ingredients 1 bunch curly parsley, washed 2 shallots, peeled and coarsely chopped 3 cloves garlic 6 tablespoons olive oil 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard 1 tablespoons Italian herb blend Juice of 1 lemon 2 tablespoons black pepper ¼ teaspoon salt 1…
Honey-Peppered Salmon
Ingredients ¼ cup olive oil 1 tablespoon honey 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 teaspoon cayenne ½ teaspoon ground coriander 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice salt, to taste 4 (6-ounce) (170 g) center-cut salmon fillets Procedure In…
Vegetable Stuffed Mushrooms
Ingredients 1 cup balsamic vinegar ½ teaspoon garlic powder ½ teaspoon onion powder 4 large portobello mushrooms, wiped clean and stems removed 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 small eggplant, peeled and diced 1 cup frozen spinach ½ cup shredded mozzarella…
Coconut Chicken
The original contributor provided the following anecdote: > “On a recent trip to the Caribbean I was impressed by all the roadside Barbecue stops that spring up on weekends, where you can buy, very cheaply, a portion of chicken, usually…
Thai Grilled Chicken I
This marinade is also great as a sauce for beef stir-fry, a marinade for pork chops, or just a dipping sauce. Ingredients 2 Thai bird chiles, stemmed ¼ cup (60 ml) soy sauce 1 tbsp (15 ml) fish sauce 1…
Steakhouse Marinade
Ingredients 1 cup beef broth ⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil ½ cup cognac 3 sprigs rosemary 8 sprigs thyme Procedure Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan. Bring to 190°F for 10 minutes. Strain, cool and place into a gallon…
Soy Ginger Barbecue Sauce
Ingredients 1 cup soy sauce 1 cup hoisin sauce ¼ cup rice wine vinegar 3 tbsp garlic powder 1 tbsp ground ginger ¼ cup freshly-squeezed lemon juice Procedure Combine all ingredients in a mason jar. Refrigerate for as long as…
Smoky Chipotle Marinade
Ingredients ½ cup chipotle-based hot sauce ¼ cup adobo sauce ½ cup honey ½ cup tequila 1 cup chicken broth ¼ cup malt vinegar A few pieces of meat Procedure Combine all ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag. Insert…
Sesame Ginger Marinade
You can use this as a sauce or a marinade for either pork or shortribs. Ingredients ½ cup soy sauce ¼ cup dark brown sugar 2 tsp sesame oil 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds 3 tbsp minced fresh ginger 2…