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I use Lawry's mesquite with lime juice to marinade beef tenderloin. It may sound strange but, it is really good. I have gotten a lot of compliments when I make it. I haven't tried the marinade on anything else though.

Anything with that brand is bound to be synthetically generated from petroleum and offal laced with sugar and salt.

Which one? I still love the taste. Best marinade I have ever had. That means I am hooked.

That would just be about my luck! I find the perfect marinade and it's gonna kill me?

Might as well go being stuffed and happy

I'm with you TTH! That's how good I think this marinade is. Besides it makes hubby very happy!

Mine too when I see him

One of my questions with products like that is can I pronounce all of the ingredients, and do I know what they are.

I made a marinade mostly from scratch tonight - lemon and lime juices, olive oil, light soy sauce, mustards, and some left-over bottled salad dressings (poppy seed etc) - it worked out very well.

The downside is that I'll never be able to replicate it.

Definitely pros and cons to using commercially prepared marinades.

worcesterschire, olive oil, garlic, various spices....(salad dressing is good)

no salt.

I used to hae a great recipe for a meat marinade. I had gotten a book from the library and it had about 15 ingredients in it. Wish I could find it again.

I love a good marinade whether it's homemade or from a bottle.

equal parts soy sauce, sweet rice wine (marin), and rice wine vinegar along with minced garlic and/or fresh ginger root and a small splash of sesame oil. Make a separate small batch with some cornstarch added and stirred in (before the oil) at the end of cooking to use as a sauce/thickening agent.

That sounds really good JPB. I'm going ot have to try that one!

dadpad So the Aussies will love it.
We use a lot of Newmans Own salad dressings as marinades. We like the dried tomato, lime dressing, and almost any except the ones with mayo in them or the Caesers dressing.

I never thought of using Newman's. I do like those dressings. Will have to try it.

You are Aussie? Can I ask a question? I have kind of an idea of what vegemite is but is beetroot from the actual red beets like we have here in the states?

basic dressing/marinade --

equal parts apple cider vinegar, red wine vinegar and lemon juice (about 2Tbs each), 1 tsp dijon mustard, pinch salt, pepper, sugar, finely minced shallot or white part of green onion. Drizzle 3 parts olive oil (or peanut oil) to 1 part acids (above) while wisking. options -- can add dried or fresh herbs to taste (oregano or french tarragon both work well, just not at the same time).

Make a double batch and use half as a marinade for boneless chicken the use the other have to baste meat while grilling and set aside some to use on a side salad.

A very simple bottled marinade is simply Italian salad dressing. It produces a very tasty and tender meal out of an otherwise cheaper and tougher cut of meat.

don't forget to put a bunch of holes in your meat before you marinate. I have friends who freeze items marinated, or shall I say, freeze meat, drowning, in a bag.

Lawry's Sesame Ginger Marinade with mandarin juice is very, very good on pork.

This marinade has been our house favourite for years:

2/3 cup soy sace
1/3 cup honey
2 tsp. grated fresh ginger
1/4 cup dry sherry
1/2 cup salad oil
1 clove (or more) minced or pressed garlic
1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions