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marinate

[mar-uh-neyt] / ˈmær əˌneɪt /
VERB
soak
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Marinate the steak: In a small bowl, whisk together the lime juice, orange juice, Worcestershire sauce, oil, cilantro, scallions, garlic and 1 tablespoon steak seasoning.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2022

Marinate the 'shrooms in a combination of mustard, nutritional yeast, olive oil, and salty brine and you'll see why we're not quite over them.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2022

Marinate cubes of beef, chicken, pork or pieces of tempeh or halved mushrooms in soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, garlic, ginger and coriander before threading them onto skewers and throwing them on the grill.

From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2021

But proceed with caution: Marinate the chicken too long and you’ll end up with gluey shreds of meat.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2021

Marinate one pint of cold cooked fish—salmon, cod, haddock, halibut, etc.—with three or four tablespoonfuls of oil, half a teaspoonful of salt, a dash of pepper and two tablespoonfuls of lemon juice.

From Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties With Fifty Illustrations of Original Dishes by Hill, Janet McKenzie




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