July 2002 Marinade Recipes
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Grilled/Baked Fish Marinade
This is great on Salmon, Roughy, Grouper or Mako Shark
Take your filets and brush with olive oil. Sprinkle liberally with Cavendar's Greek Seasoning. Place in ziplock bag, return to refrigerator for 30 min. before cooking. Delicious!

Easy BBQ Sauce
1/2 package dry onion soup mix
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 cups ketchup
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
In a medium bowl, mix together onion soup mix, sugar, ketchup, and Worcestershire sauce. Wait till the last few minutes of cooking to use, because this sweet sauce will burn if cooked for too long. Enjoy!!

Beef Marinade
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
3/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup white wine vinegar
1/3 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons ground dry mustard
2 1/4 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons ground cloves
In a quart jar, combine oil, soy sauce, vinegar, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce. Season with mustard, salt, pepper, parsley and ground cloves. Shake well until it is mixed.
Put meat in a large bowl. Pour marinade over meat and let stand covered 3 days in refrigerator, basting every day. Makes about 2 1/2 cups.

Rib-Eye Roast in Wishbone Italian Dressing Marinade
1 whole rib-eye roast, uncut
Seasoned black pepper
2 Large bottles Wishbone Italian Dressing
Pour dressing over roast and season with seasoned black pepper. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Have roast at room tempterature. Cook roast in shallow pan for one hour. Turn oven off but DO NOT OPEN oven door. Let stay in oven at least 3 hours with the door closed. Before serving, turn oven to 375 degrees and cook 45 minutes for rare to medium roast. Cook 55-60 minutes for medium to well-done roast. Serves 8-10.

My Favorite Marinade For Fajitas
Seven Seas Italian Dressing
Marinade 4 chicken Breasts or I Lg Skirt Steak for 4 or more hours.
Grill (good with mesquite chips added to fire) until medium - not well done.
Slice into bite size pieces
Fry sliced onion rings and bell pappers (I like green, red and yellow) sliced rings.
When clear and soft add chicken (or steak) and fresh dressing. Stir Fry until tender and browned. Serve in warm flour tortillas with sour cream, guacamole and Pico de Gallo. Delicious!!

Marinade FOR Chicken
1 Cup Catalina Salad Dressing
1 Tablespoon Worchestershire Sauce
Marinade Chicken Pieces at least 30 Minutes, before Grilling.
Very Simple, but Very Good!

Uncle George's Bar-B-Que Sauce
4 Pounds Yellow Onions, Chopped
2 Quarts Oil
4 Cans Tomato Sauce 1/2 Pint Yellow Mustard
1  12oz.Bottle Worchestershire Sauce
1/4 Quart White Vinegar
Salt & Pepper to taste
Mix all ingredients, and Cook for 2-3 Hours, on Low Heat. Use for Swabbing &
Dipping. Enjoy! I am honored to say, I submitted this Recipe to Boyds, and it was Featured in the Very First Newsletter Recipe Column!

From: Jeannettes
Colette's SIMPLE YET DELICIOUS BAR-B-QUE SAUCE
1 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
2 tablespoons vinegar or lemon juice
1 tablespoon prepared mustard
dash minced onion
dash garlic powder
Heat all the ingredients in a saucepan over low to medium heat to blend. Use with chicken, pork, ribs or beef.

John Quan's SICILIAN SAUCE (MAKES 1 QUART)
1 can crushed tomatoes (1 lb. 12oz)
5 large cloves garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon salt
½ cup olive oil
oregano, to taste
3 - 4 teaspoons chopped almonds
Blend crushed tomatoes with crushed garlic, then add remaining ingredients. Use for steaks, pork, chicken and pasta, this will give a real flavor to any dish.

Marinated Turkey Steaks
1 part soy sauce
1 part cooking oil
2parts lemon lime soda
1/4 tsp. garlic
1/2 tsp. horseradish
Mix together in a big bowl and put cold turkey steak strips in the marinade. You can marinate for about 3 hours or up to over night. BQ  turkey steaks
My favorite marinate is fresh  good Seasons Italian dressing. It's good on chicken and turkey. Never tried steaks but I'll bet it's yummy.

Lizzie's Marinade for Barbeque
Use Kikkoman Teriyaki Marinade and Sauce, doctor it up with fresh chopped onions, fresh cilantro (coriander),ginger, oregano, and other italian spices. If you like a spicy hot marinade, then add the peppery spices, also. add regular soy sauce from kikkoman, some brown sugar and/or honey/ maple syrup, sliced lemon or lime, big bottle of sprite, yep taste it to change, more or less. let meat or chicken marinade for 2 days in the refrigerator. if you are in a hurry, then 1 day but 2 is best!

Southwestern Marinade for chicken, beef or pork.
3 cups beer
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1 cup chopped onions
1/4 cup minced garlic
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
4 teaspoons red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon salt
Combine all ingredients and mix until smooth. Marinade several hours or overnight (in the fridge, of course).
* Can be stored in air tight container in refrigerator until ready to use. Makes about 4 cups

Marinated Carrots    (Keeps for days in the Fridge)
2 pounds of peeled and sliced carrots
Boil till tender
Drain and Cool
Add:
1 large onion - sliced
1 chopped green pepper
1 tin tomato soup
1/2 cup vinegar
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup oil
1 tsp mustard ( dry)
1 tsp salt
pepper to taste
1 tbsp. Worcheshire Sauce
Mix and let stand for 24 hours
Must be refridgerated

Sweet & Sour Marinade or Sauce
1 pkg. onion soup mix
1 sm. jar apricot jam
8 0z. bottle creamy french dressing
Combine ingredients.
Use as a BBQ sauce or marinate meat & grill. OR use as a baking sauce. Very easy & tasty. Especially good with poultry.

Creamy Peppercorn Sauce
3/4 cup nonfat buttermilk
1/3 cup nonfat sourcream
3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
3 tablespoons reduced-fat mayonnaise
1-1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
1-1/2 teaspoons whole assorted peppercorns crushed
1/4 teaspoon of salt
Combine all ingredients in a small bowl, stirring well. Yield: 1-1/4 cups plus 1 T. This is really good with pork off the grill or from the oven. Or use it as a coating for an oven pork roast.

Sherron Curdie's Marinade
I fry chicken first then take it out of the pan. Using the drippings add 1/3 cup of white wine then add the mixture of 1 cup ranch dressing and 1/3 cup of Grey Poupon dijon mustard. Cook until warm and server over the chicken.

Marinade for Spareribs
3 T Soy Sauce
2 T Molasses
2 T Dry Sherry
1/2 t Salt
4 T Cranberry Sauce
1/4 t Garlic Powder
1/4 t Allspice
1 T Sugar
Marinate ribs in sauce, 5 to 6 hours saving rest of marinade to brush on while grilling (can be baked in 350° for 50 minutes and then under broiler to brown).

Easy Chili Sauce
12 large Tomatoes
2 Green Peppers
2 ONions Chopped fine
add 1 cup White Vinegar
1 1/4 cup Sugar
1 T salt
1/2 t ground cloves
2 1/2 T Cinnamon
Simmer till thick about 3 hours. Put into sterilized pint jars. Makes 3 pints. Keep Refrigerated

Doreen's Steak Marinade
1/3 cup sherry
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger root
1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
In a medium bowl, mix sherry, soy sauce, vegetable oil, honey, ginger root and garlic. Place steak into the mixture. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator at least 4 hours before grilling as desired.

Absolutely Ultimate Marinade
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
1 bunch green onions, chopped
8 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
2 tablespoons tahini
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Directions:
1. Place the sesame seeds in a medium skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir 2 to 5 minutes, or until golden brown.
2. In a medium, nonreactive container, mix toasted sesame seeds, green onions, garlic, tahini, soy sauce, white sugar, red wine vinegar, and pepper. Place desired meat in the mixture, and marinate overnight before grilling.

Teriyaki Marinade
1 cup soy sauce
2 T. sesame oil
1 T peanut oil
1-2 T minced garlic (or more if you are a garlic lover) 1 tsp. minced ginger
Mix all ingredients together.
Use as a marinade for chicken, turkey, and game hens.
Sauce for Grilled Steak
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup fresh parsley
1/4 cup onion, minced
2 T Worcestershire
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
1/2 tsp. fresh ground pepper
Heat all ingredients in a small saucepan. Use to brush on meat as you grill.

Apple Glaze for BBQ Chicken
This apple barbeque chicken has such an amazing flavor. For the best
results marinade the chicken the night before. Serving: 6
1 can frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed
1/4 cup tomato sauce/ketchup
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/8 teaspoon tabasco sauce
6 chicken breast fillets
1. In a small saucepan, combine the apple juice, tomato sauce, sugar,
vinegar, thyme and tabasco. Cook, until the sugar dissolves. Cool to room
temperature.
2. Place the chicken in a zip lock plastic bag and add half the sauce.
Cover, refrigerate both the chicken and the remaining sauce for 4-24 hours.
3. Coat a grill rack with nonstick spray. Remove the chicken from the
marinade. Coat the chicken pieces with nonstick spray and brush them with
some of the remaining marinade.
4. Grill, uncovered, 6-8 minutes. Turn the chicken over and brush with the
remaining marinade. Grill 6 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.
Discard any remaining marinade.

Super Summer Marinade
4 teaspoons sesame seeds
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup canola oil
3 green onions, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons sugar
Spray a cookie sheet with oil and spread sesame seeds. Toast in oven until
lightly browned. Mix all ingredients together to blend.
This marinade works very well on any meat or fish. To marinade, place meat
in shallow pan or zip lock plastic bag and pour marinade over. Refrigerate
(1-24 hours) and turn occasionally. Baste meat while cooking.

White-Wine Worchestershire Marinade for Chicken
Sprinkle chicken pieces liberally with garlic and onion powder, salt to taste.  Place in a ziploc bag. Add 1/4 cup white wine (or water) and 1/4 cup White Worchestershire sauce.   Marinate 30 minutes to overnight. Grill. Yummy!

Rosemary Marinade
Crush fresh rosemary needles (about 2 Tblsp.) with a mortar and pestle or in a blender with a little olive oil.  Add white wine or other liquid and marinate shrimp, chicken or pork 30 minutes to 2 hours. Brush remaining rosemary needles from meat before cooking.   Grill as desired.