Homemade Barbeque Marinades

Homemade marinades are much healthier than store-bought ones since they don’t contain any additives to maintain their shelf life. And you can just combine a few ingredients in a bowl, add meat, fish, or vegetable choice, and leave them to marinade, and voila, they are ready for grilling. Each recipe below makes enough for 4 servings.

Marinade instructions

  • Fish, seafood, and vegetables - 15 to 20 minutes.

  • Small portions of meat, poultry, diced meat for kabobs, and thin steaks - 1 to 3 hours.

  • A large joint of meat, whole chicken - 6 to 12 hours.

Herby

  • 1 lemon, zest, and juiced

  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed

  • 3 sprigs of rosemary, finely chopped

  • 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

 

Topical

  • 3 tablespoons pineapple juice

  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce

  • 1 tablespoon honey

  • 2 cloves garlic, minced

  • 1/4 teaspoon chili flakes

 

Cuban

  • 1 orange, juiced

  • 1 red chili, finely chopped

  • 2 spring onions, finely chopped

  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

  • zest of 1 lime

 

Tropical

  • 3 tablespoons pineapple juice

  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce

  • 1 tablespoon honey

  • 2 garlic cloves, minced

  • 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes

 

Tandoori

  • 100 milliliter yogurt

  • 25 grams ginger, grated

  • 2 teaspoons smoked paprika

  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

 

Sticky

  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed

  • 1 red chili, finely chopped

  • 15 grams of fresh parsley, finely chopped

  • 3 tablespoons honey

  • 100-milliliter light olive oil

 
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