BBQ Marinade Recipes - The Best From Around The World

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Good For: beef - chicken

Great For: lamb - kangaroo - venison - goat - turkey

• 1 cup of your favourite beer
• 4 shallots, chopped
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 8 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 jalapeño chillies, deseeds and chopped
• 1 bunch coriander, chopped
• ¼ cup light soy sauce
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 3 tablsp Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablsp black pepper
• juice of 1 large blood orange
• juice of 3 limes

Blend all the ingredients in your food processor until you have a smooth liquid with no significant chunks of anything.

This is a great marinade for beef and chicken, but really works it's magic on those gamier meats.

Let the meat marinade in this for at least an hour, longer if possible, up to 6 hours max.

Thai Style Marinade

Good For: beef

Great For: chicken - fish - shellfish - duck

• 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
• 2 tablsp sweet chilli sauce
• 2 tablsp fish sauce
• 1 tablsp peanut oil
• 2 teasp brown sugar
• 1/2 bunch coriander, finely chopped

Combine juice, sauces, oil and sugar in a bowl.

Add coriander stems, roots and leaves.

Mix well and then add the meat when required. Marinate for 1-4 hours.

Good For: chicken - duck

Great For: beef - lamb - kangaroo - venison

• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 cup red wine
• 2 garlic cloves, very finely diced
• 2 tablsp thyme leaves

Combine wine, oil, garlic and thyme in a 1-cup capacity sterilised jar. Secure top. Shake well to combine. Store in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 days before using, if possible.

Marinate meat for 4 - 24 hours - the longer the better.

Great For:chicken - duck - kangaroo (oddly enough

• 3 lemons, juiced
• 2 garlic cloves, finely diced
• 1/2 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
• 3 tablsp olive oil

Mix all ingredients in a bowl and season with salt and pepper.

Marinate meat for 4 - 24 hours.

Great For: chicken - beef - lamb - duck

• 1 cup light soy sauce
• 2 lemons, juiced
• 2 tablsp caster sugar
• 1/2 cup mirin (substitute sweet sherry, but appreciate that it's not the same)

Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan and simmer over medium heat for 3 minutes, or until all the sugar is dissolved.

Set aside and let cool.

Marinate meat for 1 - 4 hours.

Good For: seafood - lamb - kangaroo

Great For: chicken - turkey

• 4 tablsp balsamic vinegar
• 3 tablsp orange juice concentrate
• 1 teasp grated orange peel (minimise the amount of bitter white material)
• ½ teasp sugar
• ¼ teasp ground black pepper

In a bowl, combine all the ingredients and mix well.

Marinate meat for 3 to 12 hours, turning every couple of hours.