These marinades are super with any meat. I sometimes mix the marinades in a resealable plastic bag, then drop in the meat, seal up the bag, give it all a good squish and pop in the fridge or freezer until I'm ready to use it. Most meat will be good in the

Ingredients

  • barbeque:
  • 3 garlic cloves (peeled and finely chopped)
  • 2 dashes of tabasco sauce
  • 1 tblsp worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tblsp olive oil
  • 1 tblsp soft dark brown sugar
  • 2 tblsp tomato ketchup
  • ½ lemon (juice)
  • 4-5 fresh rosemary sprigs (finely chopped)
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • a generous pinch of sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • garlic and herbs:
  • 4 garlic cloves (peeled and crushed)
  • a few fresh rosemary sprigs (roughly chopped)
  • a few fresh thyme sprigs (roughly chopped)
  • 2 tblsp olive oil
  • 1 lemon (juice)
  • a good pinch of sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • teriyaki:
  • 6 tblsp soy sauce
  • 2 tblsp rice wine
  • 1 thumb-sized piece of fresh root ginger (peeled and finely chopped)
  • 1 red chilli (finely chopped)
  • 3 garlic cloves (peeled and finely chopped)
  • 2 tblsp honey
  • 1 tblsp sunflower oil
  • balsamic:
  • 6 tblsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tblsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp dijon mustard
  • 3 garlic cloves (peeled and finely chopped)
  • 1 tblsp soft dark brown sugar
  • a good pinch of sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

  • To make any of these marinades, simply mix all of the ingredients until combined. All the quantities and ingredients here are just a starting point, so feel free to adapt them as you go.

Notes

These recipes and many more are available in Donal's book, Kitchen Hero, published by Harper Collins.