Marinades

Italian Dressing

Marinate any steak or chicken with this easy marinade! Use bottled or homemade.

Red Wine and Coffee Marinade for beef or pork

1 C brewed expresso or strong coffee, cooled to room temperature

1 C full-flavored red wine

1/2 C olive oil

4 garlic cloves, grated

2 T Dijon mustard

1 1/2 T brown sugar

1 T Worcestershire sauce

1/4 ground cinnamon

Freshly-ground black pepper

Salt to taste

Whisk all ingredients together in a glass or non-reactive container. Marinade meat 1+ hours before grilling. This marinade is enough for up to 8 steaks and keeps refrigerated for 2 days.

Spicy Mexican Marinade for steak, pork, chicken, or fish

1 7-oz can chipotles en adobo

1/2 medium white onion, coarsely chopped

1/4 C dark beer

1/4 C packed fresh cilantro

2 T fresh lime juice (1 lime)

Sea salt, to taste

1 C mayo, more as needed

In a food processor or blender, puree the chipotles and the adobo sauce until smooth. Transfer to a small bowl. In the processor, puree the onion, beer, cilantro, lime juice, and a large pinch of the salt. Transfer to a nonreactive bowl. Fold in the mayo and 1/3 to a 1/4 of the chipotle puree, to taste. (Refrigerate the remaining puree for another use; it will keep up to a month)