What else should I put in the marinade?

[Kali]

Got a couple chicken to grill, have a can of frozen limeade and all kinds of herbs and spices...what else should I throw in the marinade?



Sides: new pot of pinto beans w/ salt pork, corn tortillas, fresh tomatoes from the garden and may grill 0.0000% or a few of the zuchinnis as well.

[Shine]

1. cilantro....YUMMY!!

:9

[Kali]

4. oooo yeah that would be good - alas I only have dry corriander

but maybe.....

[trof]

2. Limeade kinda sweet?

Just a little.
The sugar will give you blackened chix, and not the cajun kind.
Portugese "Cheap" Chicken
Lemon or lime juice, olive oil, and MORE salt and pepper than looks right.
Oil and vinegar with herbs for the zucs.
Quarter them.

[Kali]

5. yeah its pretty sugary, but I figure I will pre nuke before grilling

and that will actually make a nice, kind of crispy glaze??? Oil AND vinegar on the zuch? hmmm what kind of vinegar? I have regular white, balsamic (cheap), red wine (also cheap) and cider vinegars (wow you might think I was in to vinegar or something)

[trof]

12. Basically Italian dressing.

Probably any kind but straight white.
Balsamic would be good.

Marinate for an hour if you have the time.
Actually I usually use a good (Newman's) bottled Italian dressing.

[AlCzervik]

3. garlic and onions, maybe some cumin?

[Kali]

6. definitly garlic and onion. I love cumin, husband doesn't really but

ye who makes the marinade....?

[AlCzervik]

7. controls the ingredients!

[Gormy Cuss]

16. Ground coriander, some dried oregano, and sneak in a pinch of cumin

if you think he won't spit out the whole meal. Those seasonings will go well with the lime, garlic, and chicken. A dash of paprika or powdered mild red chile, too.

[Kali]

19. Yep, think that's pretty much what I am going to go with

only, hotter chile - heh heh.

[Haole Girl]

8. Do you have any ginger?

It would add some kick to it!

[Kali]

9. that would be good - but would that go with beans and tortillas?

[Haole Girl]

11. Hmm

maybe not. I always like weird food combinations, though!

[Ptah]

10. I like putting jalepanos through the garlic press.

:shrug:

[Kali]

14. mmmyeah I was missing the jalepenos for the beans, but I do have

some hot dry pepper...ok that's one more for sure!

[Richard Steele]

20. Well then a PINCH of that ginger should add some DEPTH to the pepper.

Just use it sparingly, so it doesn't stand out on its own...
1/4 or 1/3 the pepper measurement is nice.

I'd also toss in some of the coriander you mentioned, but
not everyone likes that with beans & tortillas.

Do you have any sage or Mexican oregano? You really
can't go wrong with those. Careful not to overdo the sage, though...
a little does a lot.

Parsley is another oft-overlooked spice that works
well with almost everything; it adds depth to the stronger
spices without really announcing its presence.

[Rabrrrrrr]

13. Anger. Hatred. The bile of a thousand rejections. Shame.

That always makes a nice marinade, IMO.

[Kali]

15. Only have the bile of 500 rejections, do you think that will be enough?

[Rabrrrrrr]

21. I'd add a few jalapenos, then.

[Jamastiene]

17. I don't care, just invite me over to eat.

That sounds absolutely yummy.

[Kali]

18. Come on out but you better hurry, I have three teens!

It has to be a HUMONGOUS meal to even get enough leftovers for one person's lunch the next day!