Basic Lemongrass Marinade Recipes

Steps:

• Add lemongrass, ginger, garlic, and shallots through feed tube of a food processor with motor running. Process until very finely chopped. Add sugar, mirin, and fish sauce; process until pureed, scraping sides as needed. With motor running, slowly add oil; process until incorporated.

Steps:

• Process lemon grass, garlic and chili sauce until it turns into a fine paste.
• Combine paste and all other ingredients and mix well.
• Marinade is ready to use after sitting for about 1 minutes.
• Recipe yields enough marinade for 1-2 pounds of meat.
• You can save the tops of the lemon grass to season soups and stocks or you can steep it with your tea to make lemon tea.
• Simply put in zip-lock bag and freeze until needed.

Steps:

• With a pestle & mortar crush together the lemongrass, garlic, ginger and chili together into a paste, then stir in the other ingredients. A mini-food chopper can be used instead or simply mince all ingredients very well by hand and combine in a small bowl. Pour marinade over the chicken, stirring well to coat the meat. Cover and set in the refrigerator to marinate at least 30 minutes or up to 24 hours.

Steps:

• Combine rice and 1 1/2 cups water; bring to boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 17 minutes, until water has been absorbed and rice is cooked.
• Coarsely grate galangal or ginger; mince shallots and garlic.
• Trim the tough outer leaves from the lemon grass; trim off roots. Thinly slice the lemon grass at the root end into rounds, and then cut each in half.
• Combine the galangal or ginger, shallots, garlic, lemon grass, chili paste, lime juice and sugar and set aside.
• Wash, trim, slice scallions.
• Chop the whole celery and coarsely grate the carrots.
• Wash, trim and slice shiitake caps thinly.
• Remove stems from whole broccoli; cut florettes into small pieces.
• Heat oil in large nonstick skillet until it is very hot. Reduce heat to medium-high, add the lemon grass mixture and stir for about 1 minute.
• Add all of the remaining vegetables, and stir-fry another minute.
• Add the stock, coconut milk and soy sauce, and continue cooking over medium-low heat until vegetables are crisp but tender.
• Serve over rice.

Steps:

• Mix canola oil, lemongrass, lemon juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, and fish sauce together in a mixing bowl until the sugar is dissolved; add chicken and turn to coat in the marinade.
• Marinate chicken in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to 1 hour.
• Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Remove chicken thighs from the marinade and shake to remove excess marinade. Discard the remaining marinade.
• Grill chicken until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 3 to 5 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Steps:

• Combine the vinegar, sugar, water, fish sauce and lime juice in a small, nonreactive saucepan. Bring just to a boil; then, add the lemongrass and the lime leaf and simmer for 30 seconds.
• Remove from heat, and place the saucepan in a bowl of ice and water to chill it until it is room temperature, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in the cilantro, scallions and chilies to taste.

Steps:

• Combine the lemon juice, hot pepper flakes, cracked pepper, and salt in a nonreactive (glass, ceramic, or stainless steel) bowl and whisk until the salt crystals are dissolved. Add the lemon zest, garlic, parsley and basil. Stir or whisk in the olive oil. The virtue of this marinade is its freshness: Use it within 1 to 2 hours of making. Stir again before using.