Steak Marinade M L V

I was having a big BBQ party at my house back in 1999 and was stumped as to what kind of marinade to whip up for my guests. I brain stormed what would taste good with what and went from there. My friends raved about it. When I invited them over for the next BBQ, all I heard was, "Are you making those great steaks of yours?" This recipe was made mainly for steak but this marinade tastes great with chicken or portabella mushrooms as well!

• Ready In: 26 mins
• Serves: 4-8

Ingredients

• 2  steaks, well marbled
• 2 -4  chicken breasts (optional to steak if it is not your thing)
• 4  portabella mushrooms (optional to meat if you are a vegetarian)
• 0.5 (8 ounce) bottle  Braggs liquid aminos (optional if hard to obtain)
• 1 (12 ounce) bottle red wine vinegar
• 2 -3  ground dried habanero peppers (optional if spicy is not your thing)
• 1  tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 2  tablespoons  any mustard (I like stone ground mustard)
• 3  garlic cloves, minced
• 3 -4  scallions, chopped
• 1  teaspoon ginger, grated
• 2  teaspoons white pepper
• 2 -3  tablespoons  dried Italian seasoning, made by blending equal parts of Oregano, Marjoram, Thyme, Rosemary, Basil, and Sage
• 2  sprigs dried rosemary (4-5 inches each)

Directions

1. Combine and Mix well all ingredients into a 1-gallon zip lock baggie.
2. Marinade steak, roast or chicken breasts over night in the refrigerator and the portabellas for a couple of hours in the refrigerator.
3. BBQ placing a Rosemary sprig on each steak or roast or chicken breast but not the portabella.
4. Smoke'em if you got'em. I like Alder wood or Jack Daniel's wood smoking chips.
5. Slice and serve.
6. I hope you enjoy this marinade as much as my friends have.