Marinades

Citrus, Fennel and Herb Marinade
Photo: © John Kernick

These recipes — from a fragrant fajita marinade to a floral citrus marinade — work on everything from seafood to chicken.

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Homemade Chicken Fajita Marinade

Homemade Chicken Fajita Marinade

Fragrant and delicious, this homemade chicken fajita marinade works well on seafood, vegetables and other meats as well.

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Citrus-and-Soy Marinade

Citrus-and-Soy Marinade

This marinade is Bill Kim's version of ponzu, a Japanese sauce made with soy sauce and citrus. Here he uses mirin, a sweet Japanese rice wine, and yuzu, a floral citrus. This marinade keeps for several days in the refrigerator, so make a large batch and use half on squid and the rest for tofu.

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Tomato-Fennel Marinade

Tomato-Fennel Marinade
Abby Hocking / Food & Wine

F&W Culinary Director at Large Justin Chapple combines fresh tomatoes and tomato paste to make an ultra-tomato-flavored marinade that's great on shrimp, fish and pork.

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Chimichurri

Traditional Chimichurri
© Abby Hocking

Our best chimichurri recipe comes together quickly in the food processor and tastes great on steak, fish, and chicken. Made from just a few pantry ingredients like red-wine vinegar, garlic, crushed red pepper, and salt and pepper — plus two kinds of fresh herbs — this bright-green sauce from Argentina has amazing depth of flavor.

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Pineapple-Soy Marinade

Pineapple-Soy Marinade
Abby Hocking / Food & Wine

That canned pineapple juice isn't good for just piña coladas. It combines with soy, vinegar, and garlic in the tastiest marinade for pork, chicken, beef, and even swordfish and salmon.

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