Island Marinade
Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 large onion, chopped
2 tablespoons garlic, chopped
1⁄3 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 1⁄2 teaspoon ground allspice
3⁄4 teaspoon dry thyme
3⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves
1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Pinch cayenne
1⁄2 cup soy sauce
1⁄2 cup red wine vinegar
Instructions
1. Heat olive oil and canola oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, cover and cook, removing lid to stir occasionally, until the onions are softened but not browned, 4 to 6 minutes. Stir in brown sugar, allspice, thyme, pepper, cloves, cinnamon, and cayenne then remove from heat. Stir in soy sauce and red wine vinegar. Cool completely before adding to meat.
2. Add marinade to meat and refrigerate until ready to cook. (Marinating times: 15 to 30 minutes for seafood or tofu. 2 to 24 hours for chicken or pork. 4 to 24 hours for steak. Discard used marinade and do not reuse. This recipe makes enough for about 7 pounds of meat.)
3. Cook chicken in desired method. We grilled it.
Comments
This recipe is from [Healthy Seasonal Recipes](http://www.healthyseasonal(recipes.com/blog-table-of-contents/720-isabels-island-chicken-marinade.html) and was a huge hit with Art. Why? Because Art loves jerk and I don’t due to the heat. He loved this recipe because it includes lots of the jerk flavors he loves, in a format I can deal with. Lance and I really enjoyed it too! This is a very tasty recipe and I’m sure it’ll do well on other meats – not just chicken.
Shown here with Pineapple Fried Rice.
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