cilantro-lime marinade & sauce

Added in March by allyzay

Summary

Yield	Servings
Prep time	1 hour
Kind of Dish	condiments
Dietary Info	vegetarian
Tags	tangy citrus herbal versatile

Description

this is really good for veggies and chicken, but especially good for a quick marinade on seafood steaks (swordfish, shark) or scallops. you can also go straight to the sauce without actually marinading anything in it -- good with fresh lobster or crab, nice over rice with veggies too.

Ingredients

1⁄2	Cup	lime juice
1⁄2	Cup	olive oil
1⁄2	Cup	dry vermouth
1	Bunch	chopped fresh cilantro
4	Tablespoon	soy sauce
3	Tablespoon	honey
1	Tablespoon	sriracha (optional)
4		garlic cloves, crushed
2	Tablespoon	good quality dijon mustard
2	Teaspoon	dried ginger (or 2 tbsp fresh, grated ginger)
3	Tablespoon	butter
		fresh ground black pepper

Instructions

place ingredients up through the ginger into a large mixing bowl and combine. use a food processor or a hand blender to puree to an even consistency.

if you are using as a marinade for chicken or seafood, place meat into bowl with marinade and marinade for 30 minutes. remove meat and grill or saute.

pour marinade into a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. reduce heat to medium-low and add the butter, one tablespoon at a time, and integrate into the marinade to create the sauce. do not boil at this point! season to taste with fresh ground pepper.

Notes

please note that the prep time is largely unattended (and if you aren't marinading anything, and are going straight to sauce, it's only about 15 minutes, tops).