North African Marinade

Submitted by Stacey Sweet

"This marinade is quite versitalie. It can be used on seafood, poultry, beef or pork. This makes enough marinade for 1 1/2 to 2 lbs of meat."

 

• Ready In: 27mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Yields: 1 Cup

ingredients

• 1 cup diced onion
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
• 1⁄2 cup paprika
• 1 tablespoon coriander seed
• 2 teaspoons craked black peppercorns
• 2 teaspoons cardamom pods
• 1 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon allspice
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1⁄4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1⁄4 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons chicken stock or 2 tablespoons water

directions

1. Place onion, garlic, ginger, spices and salt in a skillet. Cook over medium heat for 2 minutes or until spices are fragrant and lightly roasted. Remove from heat.
2. In a blender combine the spice mixture, lemon juice, and puree to a smooth paste.
3. Spread paste over seafood, poultry, beef or pork and marinate for 2-3 hours or overnight for best results.

Reviews

[Outta Here]

This was excellent on a grilled pork tenderloin. Lots of flavor. Looking forward to trying it on some chicken. The instructions didn't say what to do with the oil and stock, so I assumed it went in the blender with everything else. I did cut the amount of salt in half and may cut even more next time.