Perfect marinades for summer grilling

The right marinade can make the difference between a good and an absolutely perfect grilling experience. You already know that every proper marinade consists of four basic ingredients: salt, pepper, oil, and an acidic element. However, you can add a huge variety of other flavors to these ingredients that will make your grilling a perfect experience.

For light meat, gently

If you decide to grill light meat, such as fish or poultry, it is better to follow the rule that less is sometimes more. Often, those four basic ingredients, including the mildly spicy taste of Kampot pepper, are enough, supplemented with a few basic herbs to preserve the delicate flavor of the light meat. Experiment with flavors like rosemary, basil, garlic, or thyme.

In the case of poultry, you can be a bit bolder and use marinades with a tomato base or a refreshing honey-mustard marinade. They also pair wonderfully with marinades based on white wine, which naturally complement the flavors of French herbs like rosemary, thyme, and sage.

Preparing the meat itself for grilling is already simple. Read our article full of simple tips.

Don’t mess around with dark meat

Now we slowly come to sauces in which you should marinate rather dark meat. It goes well with the flavors of onion, garlic, and crushed tomatoes. Here, you should not forget herbs, but you can also try beer. It pairs well with soy sauce, honey, sweet paprika, and a sprig of rosemary.

An unconventional marinade combo is also a sauce containing the taste of pepper and buttermilk. Add a bit of red paprika, bay leaf, parsley, and oregano, and you have a marinade that will make grilled meat a perfectly tender delight.

For those who like it hot, you can try a marinade combining ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, caraway, and marjoram, to which you add some hot peppers and finish with crushed black Kampot pepper. Devilishly delicious!

A supply of great grilling sauces not only for meat can be found in our next article.