The Most Delicious And Juicy Pork Kebab Marinade To Keep The Meat Tender

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 12:53

The most delicious and juicy pork kebab: a selection of the best marinades

Spring and summer are the time for barbecue, and they are prepared from different meats, although mutton is traditionally used. But in our latitudes, pork is often used. The first rule in barbecue cooking is to properly prepare the marinade for meat. Although the pork itself is fat enough not to dry out, it is still important to age it in the correct marinade.

Content

• 1 More marinades - good and different

  • 1.1 Marinade in vinegar

  • 1.2 Kefir marinade

    1.2.1 Video recipe for kefir marinade

  • 1.3 Soy sauce and honey as a marinade

    1.3.1 Video: Soy Sauce Marinade

  • 1.4 Marinade with lemon

    1.4.1 Video: Pork Lemon Marinade

  • 1.5 Marinade on mineral water

    1.5.1 Video: how to marinate pork in mineral water

  • 1.6 Marinade with pomegranate juice

    1.6.1 Video: how to marinate meat in pomegranate juice

  • 1.7 Marinade on beer

    1.7.1 Video recipe for marinade with beer

  • 1.8 Marinade with mustard

    1.8.1 Video recipe for marinade with mustard and other spices

More marinades - good and different

There are many recipes on how to marinate a kebab. They use a variety of ingredients, seasonings and additives. We offer several interesting options, from classic to original.

Marinade in vinegar

This type of marinade is considered traditional. It seems that it is easy to prepare, because it only needs:

• 3-4 onions;
• 100 ml of 9% vinegar;
• 200 ml of water;
• salt and dry spices to taste.

And this is for 2 kg of pork. But the problem is that the vinegar must be topped up very accurately, and not be mistaken with the aging time of the meat, otherwise its taste will become unpleasant.

Despite its apparent simplicity, vinegar marinade requires careful handling.

Pour the vinegar diluted with water into a bowl of meat mixed with spices, onions and salt. Pork pieces should be completely covered with marinade. Leave in the refrigerator for 3 hours.

Kefir marinade

You probably know this phrase: "salt, pepper, seasonings - to taste." For example, I really love spicy and spicy food, so I usually add spices from the heart. But as experience has shown, this is not suitable for barbecue: it becomes as if it tastes artificial. Therefore, it is better to add a couple of seasonings in small quantities.

It is not necessary to use vinegar as a base for the marinade to soften the meat. Kefir copes with this task perfectly.

You will need:

• 1 bunch fresh cilantro
• 1 liter of high fat kefir;
• 3 fresh onions;
• 1.5 kg of pork.

Cooking the marinade.

1. Cut the peeled onions into rings about 0.5–0.8 cm thick. Rinse the cilantro well, dry and chop finely.
2. In a deep, wide container, lay the meat on the bottom in a layer, onion and cilantro on top. Season with a little pepper.

3. Pour in the kefir so that it completely covers the pieces of meat. Cover with a lid and refrigerate at least overnight, or better for a day.

   

   Kefir will make meat as tender as vinegar

Video recipe for kefir marinade

Soy sauce and honey as a marinade

In oriental cuisine, this version of the marinade has perhaps the most interesting taste and aroma.

You will need:

• 1.6 kg of pork;
• 2 tablespoons of purchased mustard;
• 4 cloves of young garlic;
• 5 tbsp. l. soy sauce;
• 3 tbsp. l. natural honey;
• 5 g coriander;
• 5 g of ground black pepper.

In such a marinade, the meat is perfectly fried, covered with a crispy crust, under which juiciness and softness are well preserved.

1. Stir the sauce and honey in a bowl so that the mixture is uniform.
2. Peel and chop the garlic as finely as possible. It is advisable to do this with a knife, but you can use the press. Add the garlic to the soy-honey mixture and mix again.
3. Season the marinade with spices. Since soy sauce is quite salty by itself, it is not necessary to add salt, it will be enough to add salt to the meat right before cooking.

4. Place the pork in a bowl and place under oppression. Refrigerate for 24 hours.

   

   Soy sauce and honey marinade will give the kebab a light golden crust

Video: marinade with soy sauce

Marinade with lemon

Lemon juice is a great and healthy alternative to vinegar. It will perfectly saturate the meat and give it an exquisite flavor. But in such a marinade you need to put more onions.

Take these products:

• 1.2 kg of pork;
• 510 g onions;
• 2 large lemons;
• 5 g of black and red ground pepper;
• 3 g curry and coriander peas;
• salt to taste;
• 1 tsp turmeric.

Prepare the meat and proceed.

1. Mix the pork with all the spices immediately. Do this with your hands, kneading pieces of meat.
2. Remove the zest from the lemon using a grater and add to the meat. Mix everything again so that the zest spreads evenly over the mass.

3. Cut the peeled onions into medium rings, add to the marinade and press down slightly with your hands: the onion should let the juice flow. Leave the blank for an hour, then squeeze the juice from the lemons on top. Let the meat soak for 5 hours.

   

   Lemon juice is a healthy alternative to vinegar

By the way, many people don't like onions, even in a kebab. Especially children - they are just ready to spit and refuse meat, just not to see these rings. You can do a little trickier: chop the onion in puree, for example, in a meat grinder, and add it to the meat as such.

Video: marinade with lemon for pork

Marinade on mineral water

If you are short on time to prepare the marinade, then sparkling mineral water will help you. It would seem that this is just water, but in fact, its bubbles, saturated with carbon dioxide, do an excellent job of softening meat fibers, and onion juice will speed up this process.

Mineral water will perfectly soften meat in a short time

You will need:

• 1.2 kg of pork;
• 1 pack of barbecue spices (can be bought at the store);
• 1 liter of mineral water with gas;
• 3 onions.

Believe me, the kebab will turn out to be soft, as it should be.

Cut the onion into rings or half rings, remember slightly with your hands so that it begins to let the juice flow. Place it on the bottom of a saucepan, spread the chopped meat on top, salt and season with spices.

Stir and press down on the pieces of meat at the same time so that they are better saturated with the juice. Pour mineral water over the pork and leave for 1 hour. Then the meat can be put on skewers and the shish kebab can be sent to the grill.

Video: how to marinate pork in mineral water

Marinade with pomegranate juice

This sauce is suitable for almost any type of meat. For 1 kg of pork you need:

• 2 tbsp. pomegranate juice;
• 0.5 tbsp. vodka;
• 1 bunch of cilantro;
• 1 bunch of mint;
• 1 onion;
• 1 tsp ground pepper;
• 1 tsp salt.

Chop greens and onions into large pieces, mix well with pepper and salt. Rub the sliced meat with this mixture. Place the pork in a deep bowl and pour in the juice and vodka. Marinate for 8-10 hours.

Pomegranate juice will add a pleasant spicy sourness to pork

Video: how to marinate meat in pomegranate juice

Beer Marinade

Foam lovers can also please themselves with the special taste of barbecue.

Ingredients for 1.5 kg of pork:

• 0.5 l of beer;
• 3 onions;
• salt and pepper to taste.

Pre-cut the meat into longitudinal strips, mix in a bowl with salt and pepper. Grate the peeled onions and add to the meat, mix again.

Well, is it possible in nature to do without beer, at least as a marinade for barbecue?

Gradually add beer to the meat, stirring constantly. The pieces of pork should be covered with liquid, but not float in it. Cover the container with a lid, leave it in the room for an hour, and then put it in a cold place for 12 hours.

Video recipe for marinade with beer

Marinade with mustard

Mustard gives the meat a pleasant taste, delicate aroma and light pungency. You will need:

• pork neck - 2.3 kg;
• white onions - 360 grams;
• a mixture of spices for barbecue - 1.5 tablespoons;
• coarse salt - 1.5 tablespoons;
• bay leaf - 2 pieces;
• hot garlic - 4 cloves;
• peppercorns - 5 pieces;
• high fat sour cream - 460 grams;
• ready-made mustard - 3 tablespoons.

Chop the onion and remember it. Put in a bowl of meat, add mustard with sour cream, spices. Leave in the refrigerator for 7 hours. Marinated meat must be mixed well every hour.

Mustard makes meat tender and slightly spicy

Video recipe for marinade with mustard and other spices

Now you have a great selection of pork marinades - enough for the whole summer! Perhaps you also have a couple of recipes for our readers? Share them in the comments. Enjoy your weekend!