Vietnamese lemongrass marinade
- Main Ingredient: Various Fruits
- Course: Marinades
- Cuisine: Vietnamese
- Special food: Ethnic
- Yield:
Vietnamese lemongrass marinade ingredients
- 1⁄4 c Lemongrass, chopped
- -(4-6 stalks) or
- 1⁄4 c Dried lemongrass or
- 6 Strips lemon zest
- 3 garlic cloves
- -minced (1 tbs)
- 2 (to 3) shallots
- -minced (3 tbs)
- 2 Serrano, jalapeño or
- -Thai chilies, minced
- 2 t Brown sugar
- -OR to taste
- 3 T Fish sauce
- 3 T Lime Juice
- 1 t Vietnamese or Thai
- -hot sauce or chili oil
- -or Tabasco sauce
Cooking Vietnamese lemongrass marinade
1. Cut off the top 2/3 of each lemongrass stalk, trim off the outside leaves and roots, and slice the core thinly.
2. Purée the lemongrass, garlic, shallots, chilies, and brown sugar to a fine paste.
3. Work in the fish sauce, lime juice, and hot sauce.
4. Marinatei fish or thinly sliced poultry or beef for 1-2 hours, turning once or twice.
5. Makes enough for 1½-2 pounds seafood, poultry, or meat.
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