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Balkan Marinade

Balkan Marinade

Cuisine:Balkan

Course:Sauce

10m prep 0s cook 10m ready

About ¾ cup This is a marinade for Pork Souvlaki, but it is also good for grilled chops or cubes of lamb, and vegetable kebabs. If marinating meats longer than 4 hours, make the marinade less acidic by increasing the olive oil to 1 cup.

Ingredients

Servings:
  • ½ cup red wine vinegar, lemon juice, or a combination
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 6 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh oregano or 2 teaspoons dried Greek oregano
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh thyme leaves or 2 teaspoons dried thyme
  • 1 tablespoon black pepper
  • (1 tablespoon red pepper flakes)
  • (1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary or ½ teaspoon dried and crumbled rosemary)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • Finely grated zest of 2 lemons
  • 2 fresh bay leaves, torn in half and bruised, or 1 dried bay leaf, left whole

Let's Cook

  1. Step 1.

    Combine in a medium bowl: ½ cup red wine vinegar, lemon juice, or a combination; ½ cup olive oil; 6 garlic cloves, minced; 2 tablespoons minced fresh oregano or 2 teaspoons dried Greek oregano; 2 tablespoons minced fresh thyme leaves or 2 teaspoons dried thyme; 1 tablespoon black pepper; (1 tablespoon red pepper flakes); (1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary or ½ teaspoon dried and crumbled rosemary); 1 teaspoon salt; Finely grated zest of 2 lemons; 2 fresh bay leaves, torn in half and bruised, or 1 dried bay leaf, left whole

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