Neither of these technically marinate (meaning: soften the meat), but are damned good anyway. Goes with pork and beef equally.
Here's a real beginners recipe:
4 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons of rock salt
2 tablespoons of brown sugar
1/4 cup of canola oil
½ tablespoon sesame oil
(for 2 pounds of meat)
Mix ingredients, add 2 pounds (or so) of meat, let stand for ½ hours.
And here's my favourite recipe:
1 part fresh garlic, minced (I use 4+ cloves, but 2 is enough)
1 part fresh gingerroot, minced
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 teaspoons rock salt
1 teaspoon sesame oil (if you're not used to it, sesame oil smells terrible straight from the bottle; just trust me, it's great for this. If you're really afraid of ruining your meat, just use half a teaspoon to start with).
Pepper to taste (using just one sort is best, any colour works, I usually use black)
Mix in a bowl, add meat, marinate for hour. This is for 1½ pounds of meat, but the amount of meat doesn't matter that much. If the meat doesn't have a lot of fat in it or there's a lot of it, I sometimes add a tablespoon (or so) of oil just to make it easier to spread equally.
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