Marinade Recipes

Marinades are mixture of ingredients that comprise of an acid or tenderizer and then some aromatics and finally seasoned with salt and pepper. You may cook some marinades. I suggest if you do this that you add the meat directly to the marinade and braise the meat. Do not confuse brines with marinades. Brine is salt and water heated and then cooled. This is to retain more moisture to the meat when cooking. Most common is brined pork.

Here are some common recipes for summer marinades

Chicken
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup canola oil
3 cloves garlic -- pressed
1/4 cup fresh parsley -- chopped
1 teaspoon dried oregano
kosher salt -- to taste
black peppercorns -- freshly ground

Combine the orange juice, lemon juice, mustard, and Worcestershire in a
Non-reactive mixing bowl. Whisk in the oil a little at a time. Add the
garlic, parsley, oregano, salt and pepper.

Makes about 1-1/2 cups.

Flank Steak

1 (2-lb.) flank steak
1 cup soy sauce
1 cup pineapple juice
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
5 tablespoons sesame oil
2 tablespoons jerk seasoning

Preparation
1. Place steak in a large zip-top plastic freezer bag.
2. Combine 1 cup soy sauce, pineapple juice, and next 4 ingredients, stirring until sugar dissolves; pour over steak. Seal bag, and chill at least 1 hour or up to 8 hours, turning occasionally.

Makes 6 servings

Fish

6-8 cloves garlic
1/2 c. chopped fresh herbs
1 c. olive oil
1 tbsp. freshly cracked black pepper
1 tsp. red pepper flakes

Mince the garlic and place it in a mixing bowl.
Rinse the herbs in cold water and dry them carefully with clean paper towels.
Chop the herbs into small pieces and place them in the bowl with the remaining ingredients. If using rosemary, remove the leaves and discard the woody stems before chopping.
Combine all ingredients and mix well.
Carefully place the food to be marinated in a sealable plastic bag or a clean container.
Pour the marinade over the food and mix everything together well.
Marinate food in the refrigerator for several hours or up to two days. Because this marinade contains no salt or acid, food can be left in it for longer periods of time.