LEMON, HERB AND OLIVE OIL MARINADE

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Categories Lemon

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 garlic cloves, crushed with side of cleaver, or minced
1 tsp. coarse sea or kosher salt
½ tsp. hot pepper flakes
½ tsp. cracked black peppercorns
½ c. fresh lemon juice
3 strips fresh lemon zest
¼ to ½ c. chopped fresh herbs, including rosemary, basil, oregano, thyme, marjoram and flat-leaf parsley
1 c. extra-virgin olive oil

Steps:

Combine garlic, salt, hot pepper flakes and pepper in a nonreactive mixing bowl. Mash to a paste with the back of a wooden spoon. Stir in lemon juice, zest, herbs and oil. Use marinade within 1 to 2 hours of making. This marinade goes great with poultry, seafood, veal, pork, lamb and vegetables. Larger pieces of meat should be marinated longer. Marinate whole or half chicken or whole fish 4 to 8 hours, chicken pieces or fish steaks 1 to 2 hours, chicken breast 30 to 60 minutes and scallops or shrimp 15 to 30 minutes.