Recipe - Other Meat Marinades

The following is for 1 kilo of meat:

Marinade 1 – A 3:2:1 ratio of wine:oil:soy

Ingredients:

• 1 cup wine. White wine or rose is best for all meat types.
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• ¼ cup tablespoons soy sauce
• 1/2 cup mixed fresh herbs, such as oregano, thyme, savory, sage, parsley, and rosemary, coarsely chopped. I like the combination of rosemary, thyme and parsley
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• Freshly ground black pepper (don’t need salt as you’ve got the soy sauce)

Method: 

• Combine all ingredients. Pierce meat with a fork all over. Marinate in a large container or ziploc bag. Let marinate for up to 5 hours.

Marinade 2 – Great for chicken

Ingredients:

• 1/3 - 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil depending on preference
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 3 garlic cloves minced
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• Fresh parsley to garnish

Method: 

• Combine all ingredients. Pierce meat with a fork all over. Marinate in a large container or ziploc bag. Let marinate for up to 5 hours.

Marinade 3 – Jerk Marinade

Ingredients:

• 6 fresh bay leaves, coarsely torn
• 4 spring onions (including half the green parts), coarsely chopped
• 3 habanero chillies, coarsely chopped (see note)
• 1½ tbsp. coarsely chopped thyme
• 2 tsp ground allspice
• 2 tsp coarsely cracked black pepper
• ½ tsp each ground cinnamon and finely grated nutmeg
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• Juice of 1 lime, plus wedges to serve
• 12 chicken drumsticks (there are 50 pictured

Method

• Pierce meat with a fork all over. Process bay leaves, spring onion, chilli, thyme, spices and 1 tsp sea salt in a food processor until finely chopped. Add soy, sugar and lime juice and process to combine. Rub paste all over chicken pieces, then refrigerate overnight in an airtight container to marinate. source

Marinade 4 - Maple and Bourbon Marinade for 2kg meat

1. 1/4 cup (60ml) maple syrup
2. 1/4 cup (60ml) bourbon or beef stock
3. 1/4 cup (55g) brown sugar
4. 1 tbs Coles Dijon Mustard
5. 1 tsp ground paprika
6. 1 tsp smoked paprika
7. 1 tsp dried oregano
8. 1 tsp garlic powder
9. 1 tsp onion powder