When you’re planning your backyard barbecue, you have to think about the marinade. The marinade can make or break your main dish. Not only that, did you know just two tablespoons of traditional BBQ sauce can add 50 calories?
I just heard this recently, but marinating your meat before you cook it can reduce the cancer causing carcinogens released by grilling. Marinating meat before cooking it also keeps it juicer. Cooking your meat on the grill tends to suck the juice out of meats, so knowing how to marinade is an important skill.
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Ingredients:
1 clove garlic
1 cm slice root ginger
3 tbsps soy sauce
2 tbsps honey
500g chicken nibbles
Chilli Soy Dipping Sauce:
3 tbsps soy sauce
1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
Directions:
1. Crush, peel and mash the garlic. Peel and slice the ginger. Mix the garlic, ginger, soy sauce and honey together in a plastic bag. Add the chicken nibbles and leave to marinate for 2 hours.
2. Drain from marinade and place in oiled roasting dish. Bake at 190 degrees Celsius for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden and cooked. Serve hot with chilli soy dipping sauce.
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