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Pork steak marinade with garlic, thyme and rosemary is shown smothered over coppa pork meat.

Pork Marinade Recipe Collection + Tips

Delicious, tried & true pork marinade recipes suitable for all cuts of pork - from tenderloin to pork chops and everything in between. Tips on how to marinate for best results.
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Prep Time: 3 minutes
Total Time: 3 minutes
Author: Milena Perrine

Ingredients

DIJON, ACV & AROMATICS

  • ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • ⅓ cup olive oil
  • 1 ½ tablespoon dark brown sugar
  • 6-7 sprigs thyme or ½ tablespoon dried
  • 1 shallot sliced thin
  • ½ teaspoon pepper

CUBAN MOJO

  • 4 tablespoon lime juice freshly squeezed
  • ¼ cup orange juice freshly squeezed
  • ⅓ cup neutral cooking oil or olive oil
  • 8-10 garlic cloves crushed then minced really fine
  • 2 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon coarse salt

Souvlaki (Greek)

  • 1 onion grated
  • 3 cloves garlic minced or crushed
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 lemon medium, juice of
  • 1 tablespoon dried Greek oregano heaping
  • 1 teaspoon coarse salt heaping
  • 1 teaspoon ground pepper

APPLE CIDER & SAGE

  • 1 cup apple cider
  • ⅓ cup olive oil or neutral cooking oil
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon white pepper
  • 3-4 sprigs sage about 10 leaves
  • ½ tablespoon green peppercorns optional

CURRY GINGER

  • 3 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice freshly squeezed
  • ⅓ cup neutral cooking oil
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoon yellow curry powder increase to taste
  • 2 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
  • 4-5 kaffir lime leaves optional

VIETNAMESE

  • 4 tablespoon vegetable oil or other neutral cooking oil
  • 1 ½ tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 2 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 3 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon garlic minced
  • 1 tablespoon shallot finely chopped
  • 1 stalk lemongrass trimmed and finely chopped (or 2 tablespoon dried or 2 tablespoon lemon grass paste)
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper

CHAR SIU

  • 3 tablespoon hoisin sauce
  • 2 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoon honey
  • 1 ½ tablespoon ketchup
  • 2 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 large garlic clove minced
  • ¼ teaspoon Chinese five spice

AL PASTOR

  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 2 cups of fresh pineapple diced
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 3 tablespoon chili powder
  • 2 tablespoon achiote powder increase chili powder if not using
  • 1 tablespoon Mexican oregano
  • 2 teaspoon salt
  • 6 oz orange juice or dark Mexican lager
  • 6 oz pineapple juice

GARLIC, CUMIN & FRESH HERBS

  • 3 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • ⅓ cup malty beer Czech pils, dark Mexican lager, amber ale, dunkel, bock etc
  • 3 cloves garlic halved and smashed
  • 2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 sprig rosemary
  • 3 sprigs thyme
  • 1 teaspoon pepper

PILSNER & PAPRIKA

  • 1 cup flavorful malty pilsner Czech pils, Munich helles, Mexican lager, American craft pilsner in this style
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • ½ tablespoon paprika
  • ½ tablespoon garlic powder or 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • ½ tablespoon cumin
  • 5 sprigs fresh oregano or ½ tablespoon dried
  • pinch of coarse salt

Peachy

  • 1 large peach peeled and flesh grated
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 7-8 fresh thyme sprigs
  • 1 teaspoon white pepper
  • ½ teaspoon coarse salt
  • 1 tablespoon bourbon optional

Instructions

DIJON, ACV & AROMATICS

  • Whisk all the ingredients together adding the thinly sliced shallot and thyme in the end.

CUBAN MOJO

  • Whisk all the ingredients together.

SOUVLAKI GREEK MARINADE

  • Combine the grated onion, minced garlic, olive oil, oregano and lemon juice, add the salt and pepper and mix together (expect a thick-ish consistency).

APPLE CIDER & SAGE

  • Whisk all the ingredients and add the sage at the end.

CURRY GINGER

  • Use a zester to grate the ginger root. Vigorously whisk together all the ingredients adding the optional kaffir lime leaves at the end. Taste and adjust ingredients to taste.

VIETNAMESE

  • If using dried lemon grass soak in water for 2 hours before making the marinade. Mix all the ingredients together.

CHAR SIU

  • Stir together all the ingredients. Set aside 3 tablespoon to use as a glaze and marinate in the remaining quantity.

AL PASTOR

  • In a blender combine the diced onion, pineapple chunks, garlic, chili and achiote, oregano, salt, orange juice and pineapple juice. Pulse until blended.

GARLIC, CUMIN & FRESH HERBS

  • Whisk all the ingredients together adding the fresh herbs last.

PILSNER & PAPRIKA

  • Whisk all the ingredients together adding the fresh oregano last.

PEACHY

  • Whisk the grated peach with the honey and lemon juice first. Add the olive oil, salt and pepper, whisk again and add the thyme. If using bourbon whisk it in last.

Notes

Nutrition information for pork marinades is irrelevant and therefore not provided. The marinade only flavors the surface of the pork and is not consumed.
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