Name: Easy Asian Marinade
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: light Soy sauce-2 tbsp; Oyster sauce-1 tbsp; Chinese rice wine vinegar-1 tbsp; Sesame oil-1 tbsp; Chinese All spice -1 tsp; Crushed pepper powder-1 tsp; Ginger garlic minced-1 tsp

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Delicious marinades of all time! One of my favourite marinades is this easy Asian Marinade. Its a marinade that I store in my refrigerator and use it with my meats, vegetables fried rice . You can make easy chicken skewers, Satay(your very own version)

Asian marinade !

This is one of the few recipes passed on to me by my mother. being a world traveller, my mom’s food had influences from around the world. while in Singapore she made a lot of friends.

One of her close friends made this amazing marinade.

This is her recipe. As children we loved to eat chicken skewers and fried rice.I lost my mom in 2018 I dedicate this recipe in her fond memory.’Love you Ma”.

Why do i love to make marinades for my meats?

An Easy Asian Marinade is a Mix of Oil, Herbs, a few spices, Sauces. The Marinade adds a layer of flavour to the food items . Like Tofu, chicken , meat .

The other thing that i have noticed is that Marinated meats cook faster as they are more tender. The food can be marinated from a couple hours to days to get the desired result.

Ingredients needed to make the Asian Marinade

Light soy/– I prefer light soy as it is saltier than dark soy. Dark soy is mostly used for imparting colour than flavour. Tamari for Gluten free version.

Oyster sauce– It’s a Chinese family style cooking staple – its used to give savoury flavour to meats and vegetables.

Sesame oil- I like the nutty flavour imparted by the sesame oil. The rich toasted flavour just makes any vegetable, tofu or chicken taste wonderful.

Chinese rice wine vinegar– This has low acidity compared to its western counter parts and is also a tenderiser. Alternatively you could use any vinegar just make sure the quantity is lesser than the one mentioned in the recipe card.

Ginger garlic- I like the flavour burst that Ginger and garlic bring to the Asian marinade. Adding zing to the meal without making it super spicy. You can just mince some fresh ginger root along with a few cloves of garlic.

Chinese Five spice seasoning– generally used for meats to make them more flavourful. I use it most of my Chinese cooking.This warm , spicy sweet seasoning can be used for sweet and savoury dishes. It is a blend of star anise, cinnamon, ginger , cloves etc.

Pepper powder– White or Black pepper powder works absolutely well. Just to add a layer of heat.
( Just whisk it all together and drench the tofu or meat of your choice in this flavourful concoction)

Use this Asian Marinade to make yummy recipes like

Instructions for the Asian marinade.

In a medium mixing bowl add the light soy.
Next add the oyster sauce .
Now add the Sesame oil.
Stir in the Vinegar.
To this add the Minced Ginger garlic.
Now its time to add the dry ingredients.
The Chinese five spice powder.
Pepper powder.
Now using a small whisk , just whisk it all together.
This marinade can be used to flavour a lot of meats, vegetables, tofu.
I Make quick Chicken Satay using this easy marinade in The Air fryer.

How To make the Satay Chicken using this easy Asian marinade?

To make the Chicken Satay in the Air Fryer Or even a griddle.
First marinate the Chicken Tenders or even Chicken breasts cut into 1 inch thin strips in the Asian Marinade at least for 1 to 2 hours.
This makes the Chicken more flavourful ( i like to marinate everything )
After marination , Skewer the marinated Chicken strips onto the Bamboo Skewers.
Lightly Spray The Grill pan / Griddle/ Air Fryer basket with cooking oil spray .
Air Fry the Chicken Satay for 3 minutes on each side.
For Grill pan / stove top griddle , grill till well cooked on each side. Approximately 4 minutes on each side.

Easy Asian Marinade

One of my favourite marinades is this easy Asian Marinade. Its a marinade that i keep in my refrigerator and use it with my meats, vegetables fried rice . You can make easy chicken skewers, satay(your own version).

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

light Soy sauce-2 tbsp
Oyster sauce-1 tbsp
Chinese rice wine vinegar-1 tbsp
Sesame oil-1 tbsp
Chinese All spice -1 tsp
Crushed pepper powder-1 tsp
Ginger garlic minced-1 tsp

Instructions

In a medium mixing bowl add the light soy.
Next add the oyster sauce .
Now add the Sesame oil.
Stir in the Vinegar.
To this add the Minced Ginger garlic.
Now its time to add the dry ingredients.
the five spice powder.
pepper powder.
Now using a small whisk , just whisk it all together.
This marinade can be used to flavour a lot of meats, vegetables, tofu.

Notes

You can store this mixture in the refrigerator for upto 2 weeks

Delicious marinades of all time! One of my favourite marinades is this easy Asian Marinade. Its a marinade that I store in my refrigerator and use it with my meats, vegetables fried rice . You can make easy chicken skewers, Satay(your very own version)

Asian marinade !

This is one of the few recipes passed on to me by my mother. being a world traveller, my mom’s food had influences from around the world. while in Singapore she made a lot of friends.

One of her close friends made this amazing marinade.

This is her recipe. As children we loved to eat chicken skewers and fried rice.I lost my mom in 2018 I dedicate this recipe in her fond memory.’Love you Ma”.

Why do i love to make marinades for my meats?

An Easy Asian Marinade is a Mix of Oil, Herbs, a few spices, Sauces. The Marinade adds a layer of flavour to the food items . Like Tofu, chicken , meat .

The other thing that i have noticed is that Marinated meats cook faster as they are more tender. The food can be marinated from a couple hours to days to get the desired result.

Ingredients needed to make the Asian Marinade

Light soy/– I prefer light soy as it is saltier than dark soy. Dark soy is mostly used for imparting colour than flavour. Tamari for Gluten free version.

Oyster sauce– It’s a Chinese family style cooking staple – its used to give savoury flavour to meats and vegetables.

Sesame oil- I like the nutty flavour imparted by the sesame oil. The rich toasted flavour just makes any vegetable, tofu or chicken taste wonderful.

Chinese rice wine vinegar– This has low acidity compared to its western counter parts and is also a tenderiser. Alternatively you could use any vinegar just make sure the quantity is lesser than the one mentioned in the recipe card.

Ginger garlic- I like the flavour burst that Ginger and garlic bring to the Asian marinade. Adding zing to the meal without making it super spicy. You can just mince some fresh ginger root along with a few cloves of garlic.

Chinese Five spice seasoning– generally used for meats to make them more flavourful. I use it most of my Chinese cooking.This warm , spicy sweet seasoning can be used for sweet and savoury dishes. It is a blend of star anise, cinnamon, ginger , cloves etc.

Pepper powder– White or Black pepper powder works absolutely well. Just to add a layer of heat.

( Just whisk it all together and drench the tofu or meat of your choice in this flavourful concoction)

Use this Asian Marinade to make yummy recipes like

Instructions for the Asian marinade.

In a medium mixing bowl add the light soy.

Next add the oyster sauce .

Now add the Sesame oil.

Stir in the Vinegar.

To this add the Minced Ginger garlic.

Now its time to add the dry ingredients.

The Chinese five spice powder.

Pepper powder.

Now using a small whisk , just whisk it all together.

This marinade can be used to flavour a lot of meats, vegetables, tofu.

I Make quick Chicken Satay using this easy marinade in The Air fryer.

How To make the Satay Chicken using this easy Asian marinade?

To make the Chicken Satay in the Air Fryer Or even a griddle.

First marinate the Chicken Tenders or even Chicken breasts cut into 1 inch thin strips in the Asian Marinade at least for 1 to 2 hours.

This makes the Chicken more flavourful ( i like to marinate everything )

After marination , Skewer the marinated Chicken strips onto the Bamboo Skewers.

Lightly Spray The Grill pan / Griddle/ Air Fryer basket with cooking oil spray .

Air Fry the Chicken Satay for 3 minutes on each side.

For Grill pan / stove top griddle , grill till well cooked on each side. Approximately 4 minutes on each side.

You will Love this Asian marinade because:

This is a Quick and easy marinade.

Versatile , use it with a number of asian dishes.

Make the marinade and store it in the refrigerator for about 2 weeks.

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will make a wonderful easy meal.

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