TOP-5 best and safest marinades for barbecue

Barbecue is a favorite summer dish for almost everyone, especially if it is deliciously prepared from fresh and natural meat. The most important thing in cooking is the right marinade, as its taste depends entirely on it.

The FoodOboz editorial team shares with you 5 recipes for the best barbecue marinades that will give you delicious, juicy, and tender meat.

1. Pomegranate juice marinade

Ingredients:

• White onions - 5 pcs.
• Pomegranate juice - 700 ml
• Rosemary - 30 g
• Fresh herbs (dill, parsley, cilantro, basil) - to taste
• Pepper - to taste
• Salt - to taste

How to cook:

1. Cut the meat into medium pieces.
2. Cut the onion into large half rings, put it on the meat, and mix.
3. Add spices, herbs, and pomegranate juice, mix thoroughly, cover with a plate, and leave the meat to marinate for 2-3 hours.

2. Mustard marinade

Ingredients:

• Mustard - 1 tsp.
• Soy sauce - 90 g
• Spicy herbs (oregano, basil) - to taste
• A mixture of spices - to taste

Method of preparation:

1. In a bowl, combine the spices, herbs, mustard, and soy sauce, and mix thoroughly.
2. Cut the meat into medium-sized pieces, pour over the prepared marinade, and leave for 1-2 hours.

3. Marinade with kiwi and onions

Ingredients:

• kiwi - 1-2 pcs.
• onion - 1 pc.
• salt, pepper - to taste

Method of preparation:

1. Grate the kiwi, finely chop the onion, and mix.
2. Add salt and pepper and mix thoroughly.
3. Put the meat in the marinade and leave it for only 20 minutes.

4. Spicy marinade with mayonnaise

Ingredients:

• Onions - 500 g
• Oil - 1-2 tbsp. 
• Mayonnaise - 1 tbsp
• Ground black pepper - to taste
• Bay leaf (ground) - to taste
• Hops Suneli seasoning - to taste
• Ground red pepper - to taste

How to cook:

1. Peel the onion, and cut it into cubes, but it is better to pass it through a meat grinder.
2. Add mayonnaise, oil, pepper, bay leaf and seasonings.
3. Put the meat in the marinade and leave it for 5-6 hours.

5. Lemon-mint marinade with wine

Ingredients:

• Lemon - 1 pc.

• Mint - 2 sprigs
• White wine - 100 ml
• Onion - 1 pc.
• Marjoram, sprigs - 1 pc.
• Thyme, sprigs - 1 pc.
• Red pepper - 0.5 tbsp
• Red sweet pepper - 0.5 tbsp
• Garlic - 3 cloves

Method of preparation:

1. Cut the meat into large pieces.
2. Finely chop the onion, chop the mint, and squeeze the lemon juice.
3. Next, chop the garlic, add the spices, pour the wine, and mix well.
4. Put the meat in the marinade and leave it for 30 minutes.