Aromatic Curry Marinade
This is one of my favorite meat marinades I've ever made. It is packed with sweetness, acidity, umami, and all of these play so well off of the aromatics.
Ingredients
AROMATIC CURRY MARINADE
- 1 kg boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 25 g unsalted peanut butter
- 40 g red onion, roughly chopped
- 15 g garlic, 3 large cloves
- 2 g turmeric, ground
- 5 g curry powder
- 40 g fish sauce
- 25 g lime juice, about 1 lime
- 15-20 g fresh ginger, grated
- 40 g brown sugar
- 30 g neutral oil (e.g., avocado oil)
Instructions
BLENDER METHOD:
- Add all ingredients to blender jar and blend until smooth, about 1 minute depending on your blender.
BY HAND:
- Grate the red onion on a box grater and the garlic and ginger with a microplane.
- Add the grated onion, garlic, and ginger to a bowl and stir in the the rest of the ingredients until well combined.
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Use this marinade on meats like boneless skinless chicken thighs, shrimp, or tofu. Salt the meat (about 5g/1tsp per pound), allow to sit for 10 minutes.
- Combine meat of choice and half of the marinade in a gallon sized plastic bag. Place the bag in the refrigerate and allow the meat to marinate for 20-30 minutes.
- If using chicken thighs, grill on a hot gril for 5-6 minutes per side OR cook in the oven under a high broiler for 5 minutes per side until cooked through and beginning to char.
- Rest for a couple of minutes before brushing on some of the reserved marinade.
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