Homemade Sauce and Marinade Recipe Ideas!

HoneyBadger302

I didn't see a thread specifically for this topic - would love to get your homemade sauce and marinade ideas - extra bonus if nutrition info is compiled as well!

Haven't personally written down my own creations, but will add to this thread occasionally myself with something I try that ends up being a "win" in my book.

MsCzar

This week I canned hot salsa from my garden veg. I always can or freeze some of the leftover juice to use in marinades. I especially like it for marinating chicken breasts for use in buffalo chicken wraps and salads.

AnnPT77

It seems kind of lame next to home-canned salsa (yum!), but a couple of things I like:

General-purpose calorie-efficient peanut sauce, spicy or not, good on stir-fries or other veggies, some salads: Peanut butter powder, rice wine vinegar, then either soy sauce/Tamari or gochujang cdhili paste (both are very salty, so I do either/or). I don't have specific amounts, but basically one serving per person of the powder, enough of the other two to get the right consistency for your planned use. If I have the calories, I'd put in a few drops of toasted sesame oil for flavor. Add any tasty-sounding combination of szechuan pepper, minced green onion, grated fresh ginger, finely-minced fresh garlic . . . .

Tomatillo or green-tomato salsa: Blanch (dip in just-boiled hot water) the tomatillos or green tomatoes and peel. Cook in saucepan and smash until soft/sauce-like. Caramelize or at least soften some chopped onions over low heat on the stove top. Oven-roast corn on the cob, cut off cob. Combine onion & corn with tomato/tomatillo, then some kind of hot pepper to taste (I like the smoky dried ones like chipotle, or rich ones like poblano roasted/peeled, or some combination). Cilantro if you like it. Vinegar, salt to taste. (If canning this, adjust the vinegar so it's acidic enough for water bath canning, or pressure can it.)

Apologies for lack of specific quantities: I don't much recipe, I just cook.