My Favorite Marinade

Number of Servings:
Enough for 10–12 chicken breasts or 3–4 kg of meat

This marinade has been one of my favorites for years. I have used this recipe for beef, chicken, lamb and prawns, and it is a key ingredient in the Mexican Fiesta meal.

 

Marinade:

  • 1 cup vegetable oil

  • 2 bottles of beer (the one you are sipping on right now will work fine)

  • 6 tablespoons soy sauce

  • 1 tablespoon whole black pepper, smashed

  • 6 garlic cloves, peeled and cut in half

  • 3 jalapeño chiles, with seeds, roughly chopped

  • 1 onion, peeled and cut into thin slices

 

Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl. Add pieces of meat or shrimp to the marinade. Meat and chicken should be marinated for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight. Scampi requires no more than a couple hours.