Spicy Garlicky Beef Marinade

⏱ 15 mins 🍽 ['4', '4 servings'] 🌶 asian 🏷 Condiment

This flavourful marinade combines spicy jalapenos, aromatic elephant garlic and fresh cilantro with a blend of spices and citrus. It creates a robust, tangy mixture ideal for marinating around 2 lbs of beef, such as for carne asada. The recipe is quick to prepare, taking only 15 minutes, and yields enough for four servings.

Spicy Garlicky Beef Marinade

Ingredients

  • 0.5 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 4 tablespoons lime juice
  • 3 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
  • 1.5 tablespoons white vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 0.25 bunch chopped fresh cilantro
  • 2 cloves elephant garlic, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground paprika
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 0.25 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Method

  1. In a large glass bowl, mix together the extra virgin olive oil, lime juice, minced jalapenos, white vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, chopped cilantro, chopped elephant garlic, white sugar, ground paprika, ground cumin, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, salt and black pepper.
  2. Place your chosen meat into the bowl with the marinade, ensuring it is fully coated. Cover the bowl and place it in the refrigerator for 2 hours. During this time, the acidic components will cause the meat's colour to change from bright red.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories274 kcal
Fat28 g
Sugars2 g
Protein1 g
Sodium44 mg

Recipe details

CategoryCondiment
Cuisineasian
AuthorTraci-in-Cali