Barbecue Marinades

There's three reasons why I use barbecue marinades and bastes with my bbq smoker pit:-

First - It tenderises the meat. This is extremely important with beef when using the lower cost cuts such as chuck steak and even then I don't recommend grilling, it really is one for the smoker.

Second - a marinade can be used to flavour meat and this is evident in a lot of my asianinfluenced marinades. When flavour is king you'll often find me recommending that the marinade is usedto baste the meat during the cooking process too.

I like to marinade overnight although sometimes you can get away with less so remember to leave plenty of preparation time when using a marinade.

Generally speaking you’ll need about 150ml / ¼ pint of marinade for every 450g or pound of meat. Oily marinades for dry lean foods such as fish and vinegar based marinades for red meat and richer fatty foods.

TIP - Use a shallow non metallic bowl. This means that the meat will lie in a single layer and we get the maximum effect.

I've included two basic marinades below and then check out all my other recipes that use a marinade.

My basic barbecue marinade is perfect for both meat and fish.

Ingredients:-

• 1 garlic clove crushed
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons dry sherry
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• freshly ground pepper

This Red wine marinade is directed more at the richer flavours such as red meat and game.

Ingredients:-

• 150ml / ¼ pint red wine
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 2 cloves crushed garlic
• 1 dried bay leaf crumbled
• 1 teaspoon dried mixed herbs
• freshly ground black pepper

In all cases it's simply a matter of mixing the ingredients up and hey presto, there's the marinade.

Garlic Chicken Marinade - An easy to make garlic and citrus combination.

Guiness Marinade - Put a simple steak in this and you'll have a meal to remember.

Balsamic Marinade - Typically Mediterranean, it brings lamb alive!

Cointreau Marinade - Sweet and full of orange flavour this goes really well with duck.

Mint Marinade for Lamb - Traditional and one of the best.

Traditional Greek Marinade - Perfect for lamb and try it with pork too.

Tandoori Marinade - A hot barbecue and this spicy yoghurt marinade transforms pieces of chicken.

Chicken Tikka Marinade - Bring out those authentic Indian flavours.

Spicy Indian Marinade for Pork, Lamb or Chicken - whatever your choice of meat, it's a hot one!

Chuck Roast Marinade - designed to tenderize.

Ginger and Lime Marinade - Great with all white fish and one of my favorites for monkfish or shrimps.

Olive Oil & Garlic - Works well with any white fish but why do I always come back to a monkfish tail?

Citrus Marinade - citrus fruits abound in this seafood marinade.

Orange Marinade - a great partner for BBQ chicken

Wild Game Marinade - Strong flavors for strong meats. The saltiness of soy sauce with the sweetness of molasses all rounded off with a kick from dried chili flakes. Perfect for duck or goose.

Brines:

For smoking it's always useful to have a brine mixture up you sleeve so try:-

Apple Juice Brine - really good for game such as duck or pheasant.

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