Sesame Stir-Fry Sauce

Sesame Stir-Fry Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1/4 Cup Soy Sauce
• 2 Tablespoons Mirin
• 4 Cloves minced Garlic
• 2 Tablespoons Rice Vinegar
• 3 Tablespoons Sesame Oil
• 1-3 Teaspoon Sriracha
• 1/4 Cup thinly sliced green onions, green and white parts

Instructions:

1. In a small bowl stir together all ingredients and allow flavors to blend together for a few minutes, or while you make the stir-fry.
2. Quick fry, chicken or tofu with a mix of veggies until chicken is cooked through. Turn off heat and add sauce, stir to coat and serve over rice or noodles.
3. Optional to garnish with sesame seeds and fresh green onion slices.

Enjoy!

Galbi Marinade

Galbi Marinade 

Ingredients:

• 3/4 Cup Soy Sauce
• 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
• 3-4 Cloves Garlic
• 2 Green Onion Stalks
• 2 Tablespoons Sesame Oil
• 1 Asian Pear
• Pepper to taste
• 2 Pounds Steak, short rib or small roast

Instructions:

1. Season steak all over with pepper and set aside.
2. In a medium sized bowl add the soy sauce, brown sugar, and sesame oil. Whisk to dissolve brown sugar. If the brown sugar won't completely dissolve, add a few tablespoons of water.
3. Mince, grate or crush the garlic, finely chop the green onions from top to about 2-3 centimeters from the root. Discard the root, add everything else to the bowl.
4. Peel the Asian Pear. Discard the peel. Grate the Asian pear over a small bowl. Add the grated pear and pear juice to the marinade.
5. Add the steak to the marinade. Cover or transfer to a sealable container and marinate the steak for at least an hour or two, or overnight.
6. Allow steak to return to room temperature and drain off excess marinade to drain from steak before grilling to desired doneness.

Enjoy!

Notes:

Galbi is a South Korean BBQ style dish.

If you read this far, here is a secret, you can just add all the ingredients except the steak to a food processor and pulse a few times to create the marinade.

My husband spent a year and a bit living in Korea and traveling around Asia. I have made this marinade a lot, or used in to slow cook and he liked it ok. But this week I used the BBQ and he was much more impressed with how close it was to what he remembers. So at least for me, it's husband approved.

Argentinian Inspired Marinade for Grilling

Argentinian Inspired Marinade for Grilling

Ingredients:

• 6-8 Cloves Garlic
• 1 Orange
• 1 Lemon
• 1 Lime
• 1 Tablespoon Coarse Salt
• 1 Tablespoon Peppercorns (Black or mixed or 1/2 tablespoon ground pepper)
• 1 Small Onion
• Olive Oil
• Steak or chicken or pork

Instructions:

1. If you have a mortar and pestle, crush the garlic salt and Peppercorns into a paste together, transfer the paste to a small bowl. If you do not have a mortar and pestle, grind the peppercorns, and in a small bowl mix together the salt and pepper. Mince the garlic and add it to the bowl.
2. Finely chop the onion, stir into the bowl. Juice the orange, lime and lemon and add the juice to the small bowl, stir to mix everything together. You can also add a little zest from the lime, lemon and orange to the marinade for a stronger citrus flavor.
3. Stir in a few tablespoons of olive oil and set marinade aside for now.
4. Dry the meat, season with salt and pepper on all sides.
5. Rub the marinade all over the meat and transfer to marinading vessel. Something like a shallow dish with a lid, or large ziplock bag. Transfer any excess marinade into the dish with the meat. Seal or cover and marinade for at least 30 minutes to two hours, or as long as overnight.
6. Remove excess marinade from meat before grilling.

Enjoy!