Churrasco (Argentine Grilled Meat Marinade )

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- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
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3 cups
ingredients
- 3 heads garlic (about 30 to 40 cloves)
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1⁄4 cup fresh lime juice
- 1⁄4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup onion, minced
- 2 teaspoons oregano
- 1 cup Spanish olive oil
- meat, of choice pounded or cut thin (beef, chicken, pork)
directions
- Mash garlic, salt, and peppercorns into a paste, using a mortar and pestle. Stir in orange juice, lime juice, lemon juice, onion, and oregano. Let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes or longer. Whisk the garlic-orange juice mixture with the olive oil until well blended.
- Preparing the Meat: Preparing the meat is very easy. Place the meat in a large bowl or pan. Add enough marinade to cover the meat. Place a cover over the bowl or pan and place in the refrigerator a minimum of five hours, but preferably overnight.
- Grill the marinated meat outdoors on the barbecue. (Make sure your coals are hot and white!). For the steak - you can cook them however you like your it -- from rare to well done. However, the rarer the meat, the more tender and flavorful!
- Serve the meat with the Recipe #456210.
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Reviews
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What a wonderful marinade!!! I made this, using skirt steak, and marinating it all day. Loved the citrus flavors that came through the marinade and into the steak. I did cut back on the amount of garlic, seemed to be a bit too much for my tastes, although I did love the garlic flavor with the citrus. Definitely something I will make again, especially for a company cookout. Thanks for sharing the recipe Nif!!
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This is by far one of the BEST marinades that I have come across. Reading the recipe for the first time, I knew that the amount of garlic for my taste was too much. So I tried it with 8 cloves. Perfect for me ! I marinated skirt steak for 24 hours which allowed it to develop a very lively flavor. Even with the tweak, I will give this recipe 5 stars.
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Nif_H
Canada
I love great food and I particularly like trying cuisines new to me! Although I don't prepare as much food as I used to, creating in my kitchen is still one of my favourite things to do. Enjoy!