My New Favorite Marinade—A Traditional Thai Seasoning

It’s the irony of being a cookbook writer: you always look forward, not back. That is, you’re always thinking about new recipes—not those favorite dishes you created for cookbooks past. I recently had a chance to revisit two such dishes at this year’s Barbecue University: Pac-Rim rotisserie chicken and Thai grilled beef salad. Both owe […]
All About Koji With A Shio Koji Marinade Recipe

This recipe is excerpted from the book “The Meathead Method” Koji is a fungus, Aspergillus oryzae. It is used in making sake, miso, tamari, soy sauce, bean pastes, and even some yogurts. It can be used on meats, vegetables, and even butter with exquisite results. Its enzymes can transform a wide range of foods, both […]
All-Purpose Marinade And Brinerade Recipe

As I explain in my article on the science and myths of marinades, they don’t penetrate most foods very far. The exceptions are seafood and vegetables. This one is based on a wonderful, herby salad dressing that my wife created.
Grilled Chuck Steak Recipe Featuring A With Red Wine Marinade

Discover truly delicious chuck steak thanks to this simple, but flavor rich, recipe. Chuck steak is a relatively cheap solution to a weeknight family meal and adding a delicious red wine based marinade makes it extra tasty. Finish the chuck on the grill for that true BBQ flavor and dive into the delicious results!
Grilled Lamb Loin Chops Recipe Featuring A Sheep Dip Marinade

Lamb loin chops are tender, flavorful, and juicy. This is an extremely quick and easy marinade and cooking method for grilled lamb loin chops.
Korean BBQ Short Ribs (aka Kalbi or Galbi) Made Even Tastier In Your Backyard

Korean Galbi (Kalbi) is delicious beef rib meat sliced thin, marinated, and grilled right at the table at most Korean BBQ restaurants. Here is a tested recipe. Wonderful and fun!
You’ve Never Experienced Better Grilled Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts

This grilled skinless buxom chicken breasts marinade was the first recipe I ever sold.
This Spiedies Recipe Will Have You Kicking Kebabs To The Curb

In Binghamton NY they make spiedies rather than kebabs, and for good reason. They’re better. Typically they are marinated and grilled hunks of lamb or beef. These spiedies are not cooked on skewers, but grilled with onions and peppers. Served rare to medium, the marinade flavor is almost as strong as the meat flavor.
Hoisin Makes A Sinfully Good Marinade

Add a flavorful Asian twist to pork, chicken, steak, or shrimp with this recipe for an all-purpose Asian style marinade with hoisin sauce. The best thing about Asian style marinades is that soy sauce is salty, so the marinade also works like a brine, and flavors penetrate better than with most marinades.
Chinese Five Spice Ribs Recipe

Perfectly flavored with five spice powder then smoked until tender, these Asian inspired pork ribs are a sure fire hit for dinner or cut into smaller riblets for a mouthwatering party appetizer. In this recipe, the Chinese five spice riblets are marinated and grilled but they can also be cooked in the deep fryer for extra crunch.