Lemon grass marinade

Submitted by Hey Jude

"This marinade is so quick and easy to prepare and is delicious as well. It can be used with just about any type of meat."

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 2 stalks lemongrass
• 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄3 cup fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

directions

1. Remove the root ends, outer leaves and tough green tops from the lemon grass; smash or chop the inner part.
2. Whisk together the sugar and fish sauce in a bowl until sugar is dissolved.
3. Add the oil and lemon grass; whisk to combine.
4. Use to marinate and grill/broil shrimp, boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts, thin pork chops or cubed beef tenderloin.
5. Toss the fish or meat with the marinade in a plastic bag, seal and refrigerate for 2-3 hours; discard the marinade before cooking.

Reviews

[KitchenManiac]

I usaed this marinate with 1LB of roast beef, and it turned out TDF!!! It was great...I did marinate it overnight instead of 2-3 hours. It smelled so good while roasting, and the tastebuds were so happy!! thank you!

 

[Miss Fitz]

I tried this with pork and have to say that whilst marinating and cooking this smelt a lot like feet! But I went ahead and grilled the pork and the result was a really tasty and savoury dish. Unfortunately the lemon grass didn't come through very well; maybe I should have crushed the stalks instead of chopping them and maybe my fish sauce is too strong...I really don't know! However, despite this not turning out to be entirely what I expected it's still a tasty marinade, which I'll probably use again.