Asian Marinade for ANY Meat (No soy sauce!)
This Asian marinade is perfect combination of warm spices, citrus, and garlic! It’s the best Asian chicken marinade for grilling or for any other kind of meat!
Why You’ll Love This Asian Marinade
You will love this recipe because it is simple to throw together ahead of time, it’s warm and flavorful, pairs any meat with easy sides like rice and roasted veggies, but the best part?
This recipe does not use soy sauce! Looking to cut out soy from your diet? This recipe is for you!
Before You Begin
The Asian marinade works best on meat that is thawed. Frozen meat is unable to soak up the marinade, therefore thawed meat is preferred.
Plan to marinade your meat for 12 hours (overnight) for the best, flavorful results!
Asian Marinade for ANY Meat (No soy sauce!)
Course: DinnerDifficulty: Easy6
servings10
minutes12
hoursThis Asian marinade is perfect combination of warm spices, citrus, and garlic! It’s the best Asian chicken marinade for grilling or for any other kind of meat!
Before You Begin
– Thaw the meat completely before marinating it.
– Plan to marinate the meat for 12 hours for best results.
What to Serve With
– White rice
– Roasted veggies
Other Dinner Recipes
– Southwest Marinade
– Smoked Pork Carnitas
– Homemade Italian Sausage
Ingredients
2 lbs of meat
1 tbsp minced garlic
1/2 tsp Chinese 5 spice
1 tbsp onion powder
1 tsp ginger
3 tbsp coconut aminos
Juice from 1 orange
Dash of red pepper flakes (optional)
Directions
- Thaw out the meat before marinating it.
- In a sturdy plastic gallon bag, combine all of the marinade ingredients.
- Add the meat and seal the bag tightly.
- Shake the bag to ensure that the meat is completely covered in the marinade.
- Let the meat marinate in the fridge overnight or for 12 hours for the most flavorful results.
- Grill the meat and serve with rice and roasted veggies.
Tips for Best Results
- Thaw out your meat BEFORE placing it in the marinade.
- Plan to marinate the meat in the fridge overnight (or 12 hours) for best results.
- Freeze the meat in the marinade for an easy freezer meal later.
Ingredients
- Minced garlic
- Chinese 5 spice
- Onion powder
- Ginger
- Coconut aminos
- Orange
Equipment
- Plastic gallon bags
- Citrus squeezer
How to Make Asian Marinade
- First, thaw out the chicken or any meat of your choice before marinating it.
- In a sturdy plastic gallon bag, combine all of the marinade ingredients. You could also combine the ingredients in separate bowl first before pouring it into the bag.
- Add the meat and seal the bag tightly.
- Shake the bag back and forth to ensure that the meat is completely covered in the marinade.
- Let the meat marinate in the fridge overnight or for 12 hours for the most flavorful results.
- Grill the meat and serve with rice and roasted veggies.
Storage
- While the meat is marinating, the meat and marinade should be in a tightly sealed plastic gallon bag and stored in the fridge.
- Store leftover cooked meat in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.
- Prepare the meat in the marinade and freeze it in a tightly sealed gallon plastic bag for up to 3 months. Personally, we love to freeze our rabbit meat in this yummy Asian marinade! (The Best Way to Store Rabbit Meat for Easy Meals)
FAQ
Can I use soy sauce instead of coconut aminos? Yes! You could use soy sauce instead, but soy sauce is salty, therefore, reduce the salt in the marinade by half.
Can I use this marinade to baking, stir-frying, or grilling meat? Yes! This marinade brings great flavor to any meat cooked any way!
How can I make this marinade spicier? To kick up the heat, add more red pepper flakes to the marinade.
Spice up your summer grilling with this delicious Asian marinade! It is perfect on any meat, simple, healthy, and yummy!
