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Discover LudwigThe word "marinade" is correct and usable in written English
It is a noun that refers to a mixture of herbs, oil, vinegar, or other liquids in which food is soaked to absorb the flavor before cooking. For example: "The pork chops were marinated for several hours before cooking to give them a flavorful kick."
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marinade
verb
To marinate.
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Pour in the wine and leave to marinade for 12 hours.
Cut the chicken into long strips about 3cm wide and stir into the marinade, mixing well.
What I do find infuriating in all of this is that women who have a sense of adventure, who challenge themselves, or in my case merely marinade themselves in their own sweat, are often described as "having balls".
Usually, when those bits and pieces are there, I let them marinade – like stuff for a stew… And how did The Woman in Black emerge as chief ingredient?
Vongerichten and Stein use shallots in the marinade, but I think a generous quantity of garlic works better, along with ginger for sweetness.
Soup is the obvious one, but you can make salad dressings from miso and you can use it as a really good marinade because it tenderises as it marinades and adds a lot of depth of flavour.
There's a practical benefit to combining fruits such as pineapple and papaya to tough BBQ meats such as pork ribs, neck and shoulder, because their juices are brilliant natural tenderisers, making them perfect marinade material.
MizPepperPot, via GuardianWitness Serves 4-6 500g pork loin steaks, cut into goujons 4 tbsp jerk marinade 60g dried breadcrumbs 80g desiccated coconut 1 egg, beaten Oil, for frying 1 Marinate the meat in the marinade for at least one hour or overnight.
Saveur's recipe demands four hours in the marinade, Thompson specifies at least an hour, Brissenden 30 minutes, Stein at least 10 and Vongerichten sticks the meat straight on the grill.
Cover, refrigerate and leave to marinade for at least 30 minutes if you've got it, and up to 12 hours.
Add the chicken, along with any juices and yoghurt marinade, and bring to a simmer.
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