SPICY CAJUN MARINADE & BASTE

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image



Spicy Cajun Marinade & Baste image

This is a great spicy marinade for Chicken, Pork, Beef or Shrimp. For Chicken or Pork, marinate for 1-2 hours, Beef for 2-4 hours and Shrimp 1/2 hour. May also be used as a baste for grilling or oven roasting. This was originally a patchwork from many other marinade recipes and has been 'messed' with to suite our tastes over the years. Note: If you want to add lime or lemon juice, do so ONLY during the last hour of marinating, to avoid a mushy meat texture.

Provided by Simply Sue

Categories     Sauces

Time 1h5m

Yield 3/4 cup

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup vinegar
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 teaspoon oregano, hand crushed
1 teaspoon thyme
2 teaspoons seasoning salt
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon horseradish
1/4-1/2 cup lime juice (optional last hour) or 1/4-1/2 cup lemon juice (optional last hour)

Steps:

  • Put everything except the juice in a blender or jar with tight fitting lid and mix until completely blended.
  • Transfer to a resealable plastic bag, add the items to be marinated and place bag in refrigerator.
  • Turn bag several times while marinating.
  • Marinating Times:.
  • 2-4 hours Beef.
  • 1-2 hours Chicken or Pork.
  • ½ hour Shrimp.
  • As a basting sauce, mop onto meat or kabobs during grilling or roasting.
  • Also may be added, in limited amounts, to Cajun or Creole dishes for some added heat if you adjust the salt amount for the combined dish.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1415.5, Fat 146.5, SaturatedFat 20.4, Sodium 84.7, Carbohydrate 30, Fiber 7.7, Sugar 5.1, Protein 4.4

There are no comments yet!