[davef]

Hi all,

I'm hoping one of you cooking gurus can help me. I have our first BBQ of the year this Saturday, I'm kinda known for my chicken kebabs and have been asked to bring them with me, problem is my normal marinade contains honey and I'm guessing is not BG friendly, now I don't mind making it for everyone else but if I could get a BG marinade friendly it would be even better as I could join in the feasting.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

[shutterbug]

Dave,
Here's my D-safe marinade.
Chicken (1 lbs)
1. Olive oil - 1/4 cup
2. Corriander powder - 2 tbl spoon
3. Chilli powder - 1 tbl spoon
4. Dry parsley or basil poweder (little)
5. Ginger paste (2 tbl spoon)
6. Garlic paste (2 tbl spoon)
7. 1/4 cup low-fat yogurt.

Mix all the above in a bowl or a food bag and add salt to taste.

I'm not sure if you consider this a lot of ingredients but, it taste a whole lot different.

[davef]

Thanks Chris, sounds lovely.

To be honest the news of Jack's death has taken the wind out of my sails and the marinade seems so trivial now. But thank you for responding.

[Petruchio]

Originally Posted by davef

To be honest the news of Jack's death has taken the wind out of my sails and the marinade seems so trivial now.

Why not turn a sad event into something worth remembering? Set an extra place at the table. Fill the plate with bite size low carb finger food. Chicken Nuggets are about 2.5g of carbs each. Jalapeno Poppers are about 9g or so. Then each person can have a bite and share the meal with Jack . . .

[davef]

That's a really great idea and I know my friends would be happy to take part even though they will not have heard of Jack. We will all raise a glass in his memory.

[ultrafine]

Olive Oil
Lemon juice : Freshly squeezed
Onion : Finely chopped
Garlic : Minced
Salt
Pepper

Optional= Fresh cliantro : chopped

Simple and delicious!

[notme]

The easiest and best tasting marinade for kebobs can be simply make up packaged Italian Dressing and let em soak. It is delicious. I use red wine vinegar and oil.

Hugs to you Davef. Jack would certainly want you to celebrate his life. Smile and raise your glass to him.

[davef]

Thanks all, I did make a marinade, in fact I made two:

Not so BG friendly (can't remember measurements off hand):
Honey
Vodka
Low Salt Soy
Garlic (minced and sliced)
Olive Oil
Crushed black pepper
- Whisked all above together in bowl, then added, diced red, green, yellow peppers, onions (poured some marinade into separate bowl for use when grilling) add lots of diced chicken. Allowed to marinade for about 3 hours in fridge. Then used peppers, onions and chicken to make up skewers, as I cooked them on BBG I poured some of marinade over them as they cooked.

The second one was more BG friendly and kinda based on Jerk Chicken:
Ground allspice
Chopped fresh thyme
crushed black pepper
Ground nutmeg
Crushed and sliced fresh garlic
Olive oil
Glass of white wine
juice of a lime
3 green chillies (couldn't get habeneros)
3 Green onions -- finely chopped
1 Onion
2 Plum tomatoes (tin)
4 chicken breasts (skin removed) scored chicken
- Ground chillies, green onions, garlic, spices, thyme, pepper in mortar & pestel with lime juice and little olive oil. Transferred everything to zip lock back with onion, tomatoes (and juice), wine and chicken, marinaded for about 3 hours.

They both turned out well, before serving I asked everyone to raise their glass to Jack, which they were happy to do.

[Scrabblechick]

Mmmm. That jerk marinade sounds wonderful! Thanks for the recipe!

[saw45]

Thai Lime Marinade/Sauce

Makes about 5 cups

Lasts 1 week, refrigerated

2 Cups Thai fish sauce (nam pla)
3 Cups Lime juice, fresh or bottled
½ Cup Cilantro, chopped, fresh
½ Cup Basil, chopped, fresh
½ Cup Mint, chopped, fresh
1 Tbsp Ginger, peeled and minced, fresh

In a large nonreactive bowl, combine the ingredients and mix. Use or store.

Add grape seed oil to the sauce in the proportion of 2 oil to 1
sauce. You’ll have a great vinaigrette that’s perfect for seafood and salads.

Marinate chicken for kabobs, or use as a dipping sauce.

It’s perfectly all right to use bottled lime juice for this, as long
as it’s real juice. (Check juice labels.) Fresh or bottled, lime
juice sometimes has a bitter-tasting "edge." Taste the juice you’re going to use, and if necessary, add up to a tablespoon of sugar to balance it.

[princesslinda]

I made this marinade with chicken this weekend...very good.

1/2 extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup fresh squeezed lime juice
1 tsp red pepper flakes
1 clove garlic, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste

Marinate 8-24 hrs.

[archimeech]

I made the quickest and tastiest Marinade of my life about 10 years ago and have been using it ever since.

3 parts Good Soy Sauce
2 parts Green Tobasco Sauce

marinade no longer than about 20 minutes othewise the food just tastes like soy sauce. It's wonderful. I've used it on Chicken, Steak, Seafood, Veggies, Portabello Mushrooms, and just about anything else I can find to put on the grill. It's got all the flavor of the tobasco without the heat of the red tobasco sauce.

Enjoy!
M_