Mint Marinade Food

MINT SAUCE FOR LAMB

Steps:

• Place mint leaves in a small bowl. Stir in water, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper until sugar is dissolved. Cover and let steep for 20 minutes, then serve immediately with lamb.

MINT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir together mint leaves and cider vinegar. Let stand for 10 minutes before using to blend flavors.

EASY REAL BRITISH MINT SAUCE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Pull the leaves from the stalk of the mint. Roughly chop the leaves.
• Place the chopped mint leaves into a heatproof jug, sprinkle over the sugar, then pour over the boiling water. Stir gently, cover, and place to one side, and leave to cool.
• Once cool, stir in the vinegar and taste the sauce. If it is too strong, just add a little more water. Too weak, add more mint. Cover again and leave to one side for at least an hour, longer if you have the time. The mint flavor will seep into the sugar-vinegar as it sits. Use the mint sauce or store in the fridge for up to two weeks.

HOMEMADE MINT SAUCE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Place washed mint leaves on a cutting board and sprinkle the leaves with the sugar.
• Chop the leaves rather finely.
• Transfer the chopped mint with the sugar to a bowl.
• In a small saucepan, heat the vinegar over low heat.
• Pour the vinegar over the mint.
• Taste and add more sugar if you think the sauce is too sharp.
• Serve hot or cold with roasted lamb or other meats.

BBQ MINTY GARLIC LAMB

Steps:

• Whisk the oil with garlic, balsamic vinegar and mint. Season to taste, then pour into a nonmetallic dish. Add the lamb, turning to coat in the marinade. Cover, then leave for 10 mins or up to 1 hr. Remove the lamb from the marinade and lay on the barbecue. Cook for 3-4 mins each side or until just cooked through. Serve with a tomato salad and pitta breads.

FRESH-MINT SAUCE

Steps:

• Finely chop mint; transfer to a jar. Add olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, sugar, and salt. Shake to combine. Refrigerate until ready to use (up to 1 month).

MINT MARINADE

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
• Use to marinate lamb or chicken.

YOGURT-MINT MARINATED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Rinse chicken under cold water. Place in a large bowl and rub with salt and lemon juice. Set aside.
• Blend remaining ingredients; toss well to mix and then coat chicken.
• Seal bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 24 hours.
• Preheat oven to 400* F.
• Place chicken on a foil-lined baking sheet and bake for 35 minutes.

LEMON & FRESH MINT MARINADE

Steps:

• Blend all ingredients in blender until cloves of garlic are small. Flecks of green mint leaves are perfect.
• Pour over your favortie veggies and let set for up to 3 hours.
• Grill!

HOMEMADE MINT SAUCE

Steps:

• Finely chop the mint leaves, discarding the stalks.
• Place in a bowl and cover with the boiling water. Leave to steep for a few minutes, then drain over a sieve.
• Give the leaves a rinse with cold water whilst still in the sieve (to stop the cooking process) and place in a small serving bowl with the sugar, vinegar and salt.
• Stir together and leave for 20-30 minutes - to allow the flavour to develop. Then serve.

LEMON-MINT HERB MARINADE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and stir well.
• Put meat into a zipper plastic bag and pour marinade over. Seal and place in refrigerator for desired marinating time.
• I usually pour marinade from meat into a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Use as a sauce for meat after it has been grilled.

GRILLED LAMB CHOPS WITH MINT MARINADE

Steps:

• Trim fat from chops. Place chops in a plastic bag set in a shallow dish. For marinade, combine lemon juice, oil, garlic, 3 tablespoons of the mint, and the pepper. Pour over the chops; close bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes or up to 24 hours. Drain chops, discarding marinade. Sprinkle chops with the salt.
• Grill chops on rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium heat to desired doneness, turning once. (Allow 10 to 14 minutes for medium-rare and 14 to 16 minutes for medium doneness.) Sprinkle with remaining mint. Makes 4 servings.

CHICKEN BREASTS IN GARLIC-MINT MARINADE

Steps:

• Put the mint, garlic, parsley and pepper in a food processor and coarsly chop.
• Add the olive oil and wine (or apple juice)
• Blend again. If you are using dried hot red pepper flakes, add it now, no need to chop it further.
• Place chicken breasts and marinade into a zippered plastic bag, shake it about, and allow to marinate at least 3 hours up to overnight.
• About 1/2 an hour prior to cooking, add 2 tbsp lemon juice. (Adding the lemon juice sooner, will add too much lemon flavor, and it will tend to "cook" portions of the chicken).
• Start cooking on medium on the BBQ, and reduce to low. You absolutely don't want it to dry out. Times will vary depending on your BBQ and the thickness of the breast. I use one of those BBQ saute pans with the holes in it, and it works better than directly on the grill. Feel free to pour the extra marinade over the breasts as they cook.
• I most often serve this with a wild rice and orzo pilaf, and fresh vegetables (such as asparagus or snow peas or sauteed yellow zucchini with red peppers, red onions and grape tomatoes, with a bit of that mint added at the end).

GRILLED LAMB SKEWERS WITH SPICED MINT MARINADE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except lamb in medium bowl for marinade. Thread lamb onto metal skewers. Place skewers in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Pour marinade over. Cover with plastic wrap; chill overnight.
• Transfer lamb skewers to baking sheet. Pour marinade into small saucepan.
• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Sprinkle lamb with salt and pepper. Grill to desired doneness, turning, about 8 minutes for medium-rare. Transfer to platter.
• Boil marinade 5 minutes. Strain, then spoon over lamb and serve.

MINT MARINADE

Steps:

• Combine the olive oil, red-wine vinegar, white wine, mint, basil, oregano and salt and pepper in a bowl and whisk.

MANGO AND MINT MARINADE

Steps:

• In a blender, pulse together all ingredients. Puree mixture for 30 seconds. Pour into a plastic zip-lock bag, add shrimp and marinate for 1 hour in the refrigerator.

MINT-MARINATED LEG OF LAMB

Steps:

• Mix first 5 ingredients in large glass baking dish. Season with generous amount of pepper. Add lamb, turning to coat. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 450°F. Drain lamb and transfer to large roasting pan. Season both sides with salt and generous amount of pepper. Arrange fat side down in pan. Roast 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375°F and continue roasting until thermometer inserted in thickest part of lamb registers 130°F for rare, about 20 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes. Cut into slices. Arrange on platter. Garnish with mint sprigs and serve.

MINT MARINATED GRILLED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Pound the garlic in a mortar and pestle to make a paste, and set aside. Place the onions, mint, cilantro, curry leaves, chilies, and yogurt into a blender and process until smooth. Transfer the mixture to a bowl, and add the reserved garlic paste and the rest of the marinade ingredients (chickpea flour, black pepper, cinnamon, ajwain, allspice, ginger, and lemon juice).
• Place the shrimp in a shallow dish, and coat in the marinade. Cover with plastic wrap, and leave to marinate in the fridge for 30minutes.
• Preheat the grill to medium-high heat, then clean and oil the grill grates to prevent sticking. Have read a wire rack placed on top of plate or baking sheet.
• Remove the shrimp from the marinade, brushing off the excess. Thread 2to 3shrimp on skewers. Drizzle with the vegetable oil and season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
• Place the shrimp on the grill, sliding a piece of aluminum foil under the exposed part of the skewers to prevent burning. Turn over after 2minutes, and cook until shrimp is tender and pink.
• Pound the garlic in a mortar and pestle to make a paste, and set aside. Place the onions, mint, cilantro, curry leaves, chilies, and yogurt into a blender and process until smooth. Transfer the mixture to a bowl, and add the reserved garlic paste and the rest of the marinade ingredients (chickpea flour, black pepper, cinnamon, ajwain, allspice, ginger, and lemon juice).
• Place the shrimp in a shallow dish, and coat in the marinade. Cover with plastic wrap, and leave to marinate in the fridge for 30minutes.
• Preheat the grill to medium-high heat, then clean and oil the grill grates to prevent sticking. Have read a wire rack placed on top of plate or baking sheet.
• Remove the shrimp from the marinade, brushing off the excess. Thread 2to 3shrimp on skewers. Drizzle with the vegetable oil and season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
• Place the shrimp on the grill, sliding a piece of aluminum foil under the exposed part of the skewers to prevent burning. Turn over after 2minutes, and cook until shrimp is tender and pink.
• Transfer the shrimp to a wire rack to let the excess moisture drip off. Brush the shrimp with ghee and place back on the grill for 1more minute for final char marks.

YOGURT, MINT AND LIME MARINADE

Steps:

• Mix together the ingredients and smear over your chosen meat before leaving it to marinate.;

LAMB CHOPS WITH MINT SAUCE

Steps:

• Stir together the salt, pepper, coriander, cayenne and lemon zest in a small bowl. Season the lamb chops on both sides with the spice rub. Allow to sit at room temperature while you make the mint sauce.
• In a food processor, add the mint, parsley, anchovies, garlic and some red pepper flakes. Process, adding olive oil as you go, until the sauce is just loose enough to drizzle. Taste and add salt if needed.
• Heat a grill pan or grill on medium-high heat. Oil the grill and pat the chops dry. Grill the lamb until done to your liking, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Serve with the mint sauce and Baked Sweet Potato with Sour Cream and Mint.
• Pierce the sweet potato several times with a fork and microwave on high according to the manufacturer's instructions until cooked through, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Cut the potato open, add the sour cream and snip the mint leaves over the top to garnish.