Marinade-Lemon Herb

This wonderful all purpose marinade uses lemon, garlic, and olive oil for its base.

It is perfect for marinating any type of seafood, such as shrimp scampi and works great as a base for grilled Mahi Mahi or your favorite tilapia fish recipes.

Use it on chicken or pork to brighten up the flavors while grilling.

Just soak your meat of choice in the marinade for 30 minutes and prepare as desired.

You'll find this an indispensable recipe in your kitchen.

Marinade Recipe:
1/2 cup cilantro leaves, parsley or tarragon
1 lemon
1/8 cup white wine, optional
3/4 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon garlic puree or 1 clove minced garlic

Roughly chop the cilantro and carefully remove the zest (outer yellow peel from the lemon). The zest adds a lot of flavor to this marinade.

Next, cut the lemon in half and add lemon juice to a mixing bowl. Add the wine, chopped cilantro and lemon zest, followed by the garlic.

Slowly pour the olive oil into the marinade and whisk quickly until it starts to thicken. This is called an emulsion.
When the marinade has thickened, let it sit about 30 minutes and then pour it over your meat.

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[deitschman231]

cilantro is coriander right ?

[ChefTips]

@deitschman231

Yes. Same plant. Coriander are the dried seeds and Cilantro are the fresh leaves. A lot of history behind this herb.... =]

[cacahuatotito]

Thank you for this GREAT recipe! You are a wonderful chef and teacher.

I have a question. How long will this last in the fridge? Can you freeze it?

Thanks!

[ChefTips]

@cacahuatotito

Hello. I would keep in the fridge for a week and you can freeze it as well. My freezer is always stocked with marinades. =]

[beatricexox]

Hey,Id like to give you a marinade recipe that koreans use(im half korean) for bulgogi or beef short ribs,it also helps to tenderize the meat:

Ingredients:

Asian pear or 2 bosc pears

1/3 cup of soya sauce

a small onion

5 cloves garlic

1 tbs honey

sesame oil

use a food processor to mix it and it is usually used for beef short ribs but I think it would be good with any meat!soak the meat overnight

[ChefTips]

@beatricexox Sounds great. Thank you for sharing this!

[deitschman231]

@ChefTips In the UK coriander is coriander and coriander seeds are coriander seeds. Funny, might say cilantro in the kitchen tomorrow and see if anyone understands.

[cacahuatotito]

@ChefTips Thanks!

[IMasterFiveMagics]

I have a question chef, Can I marinate two sirloin steak pieces overnight for about 8 hours?

[BobMarkey2]

What is the emulsifier in this recipie? im confused as surely the emulsifier is whats stopping the oil separating from the other ingerdients as simply mixing the ingredients together is only tempary meaning the mixture will break apart again especially if you leave it for 30 minutes.