Chipotle Garlic Marinade

 

This Chipotle-Garlic Marinade is delicious and so versatile. It is excellent on steak and pork, or use it to liven up your chicken or shrimp! A few simple ingredients and a zip through the blender is all you need to create a zippy, south-of-the-border flavor to any grilled meat. After you try this marinade, you may never go back to bottled marinades again!

We use this marinade multiple times a month, it has become a staple in our house for our steak tacos. We use it to add zip to roast chicken and shrimp kabobs.

Chipotle Garlic Marinade
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Ingredients

• 4 cloves garlic
• 2 chipotle peppers (in adobo)
• Zest and juice of 1 lime
• Zest and juice of 1 orange
• 1/4 c olive oil
• Pinch of salt

Directions
Add all ingredients to blender, purée until smooth. Pour over meat (I like doing this in a zip-lock bag) and let marinate. When ready to cook, allow excess marinade to drip off before adding to the pan/grill/etc. Discard excess marinade.

Here’s a good guideline for how long you should allow your meat to marinate

• Shrimp: 30-60 minutes
• Chicken or Pork: 4-8 hours
• Steak: 8 hours - overnight

Try this recipe!