BASIC LEMONGRASS MARINADE

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This marinade is wonderful for any meat, but I use it on chicken then grill it. It's wonderful. The smell of the fish sauce is awful, but the end result is delicious.

Provided by L. Duch

Categories     Asian

Time 10m

Yield 1/2 cup, 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 stalks lemongrass, chopped, bottom white part only (yields 2/3 cup)
2 garlic cloves, sliced
1 tablespoon chili sauce (optional)
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons fish sauce
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons soya oil (I couldn't find this, so I used olive oil)

Steps:

  • Process lemon grass, garlic and chili sauce until it turns into a fine paste.
  • Combine paste and all other ingredients and mix well.
  • Marinade is ready to use after sitting for about 1 minutes.
  • Recipe yields enough marinade for 1-2 pounds of meat.
  • You can save the tops of the lemon grass to season soups and stocks or you can steep it with your tea to make lemon tea.
  • Simply put in zip-lock bag and freeze until needed.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 501.3, Fat 40.9, SaturatedFat 6.4, Sodium 5420, Carbohydrate 30.5, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 27.1, Protein 6

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