Thai marinade (chicken, fish, shellfish)

By mons83440

makes 1 cup/ enough for 2 lbs of chicken, fish, shellfish

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk
• 1/2 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro
• 1/4 fish sauce
• 4 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
• 2 TBS grated ginger
• juice of 1 lime
• 1 TBS sugar
• 1 small red chile, coarsely chopped

Preparation

Step 1

In blender or food processor, puree ingredients until smooth. Arrange meat in shallow dish or plastic bag. Add marinade; rub gently into meat. Cover and refrigerate, turning occasionally.

shellfish: 20 mn
thick fatty fish fillets: 1 hr
chicken: 6-24 hrs

Before cooking, remove the meat from refrigerator and let it come to room temp. Cook as desired, basting with marinade during first half of cooking