Oriental Marinade

Marinades are one of those great kitchen weapons that can help spruce up a plain old piece of chicken or add more depth to a cut of red meat.  However, when it came to fish I was pretty much at a loss for what marinades to use.

With all the hype about getting more Omega3's in our diets I wanted to add more fish.  Unfortunately, fried fish was pretty much all I knew and not really the best option!   Thus began my hunt for a good fish marinade.  Fortunately, after only a small search I found one that is great for grilled or broiled salmon.  The best part, it is a hit not only with my husband, but also my 3 year old daughter!

For this one I did saute some small shrimp and toss them with the sauce.

This is a very quick and easy marinade, it take about 10 minutes to put together and then you just let the salmon marinade for at least 4 hours, but no more then 24. 


Ingredients:
2 inches fresh ginger, finally chopped or grated
2/3 c Rice Wine Vinegar
3/4 c Kecap Manis (Sweet Soy Sauce)
1/2 tsp. Chinese 5 Spice powder

Mix all ingredients in a bowl add your fish and wait.  When ready place on a hot grill or broiler pan and cook to desired doneness, keep about 1/3 of the marinade to bast.  The remaining 2/3 bring to a boil in a small sauce pan,  reduce heat, and simmer till it reduced by about half.  This sauce is great to drizzle over your final product.

We like to put our on a bed of udon noddles with some lightly sauteed baby bok choy and then pour some of the sauce over top.

If you are not a fan of fish this marinade also works great with chicken and shrimp, just reduce the marinade time!  I would say at least 30 minutes, but not much more then 10 hours.

Grub's On! - Kim