0 a mixture, usually containing oil, wine, or vinegar and herbs and spices, that you pour over fish or meat before it is cooked, in order to add flavour to it or make it tender:
1 → marinate
I never wanted to, but we now fillet, marinade and so on.
The chicken is sliced and baked, then marinaded in oil, chili pepper, garlic, spring onions, shrimp paste and limes, and finally grilled.
It is a fish marinade (often skate) cut into pieces, floured and browned in a frying pan.
However, several variations on the marinade exist, including recipes that utilize sesame oil, rice wine or hot pepper paste.
They are mainly used in stews and sauces, as well as marinades for meats and chicken.
It is added to marinades for meat and poultry as an enzymatic tenderizer, and lends its sourness to chutneys and pickles.
Bromelain is sold in a powdered form, which is combined with a marinade, or directly sprinkled on the uncooked meat.
Whisky can be used as a marinade and also in fruit salads and traditional fruit cake.
