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How to use marinade in a sentence

13 example sentences · noun, verb

Marinade means a seasoned, often acidic liquid mixture in which food is marinated, or soaked, usually to flavor and prepare it for cooking. Example: “I like to use a lemon marinade with chicken.”

Examples of marinade by meaning

nounA seasoned, often acidic liquid mixture in which food is marinated, or soaked, usually to flavor and prepare it for...

  • I like to use a lemon marinade with chicken.
  • How much marinade you need depends on the amount of food to be marinated.2003, Jean Paré, Company’s Coming: Year-Round Grilling, Company’s Coming Publishing Limited, published 2005, →ISBN, page 11
  • Cut the tofu into strips about 1cm thick, mix gently (so it doesn't break) with the marinade and leave in the fridge for half an hour.2012 May 8, Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi, Ottolenghi: The Cookbook, Random House, →ISBN, page 79

verbTo marinate.

  • You could just use ordinary shop-bought kecap manis to marinade the meat, but making your own is easy, has a far more elegant fragrance and is, above all, such a great brag!2015 October 27, Matt Preston, The Simple Secrets to Cooking Everything Better, Plum, →ISBN, page 192

More sentences with marinade

  • After the chicken has marinated for two hours, discard the remaining marinade.From the entry marinate
  • Classic seasoning combinations include mirepoix, matignon, marinades, oignon piqué, and oignon brûlé.2011, Modern Batch Cookery, The Culinary Institute of America, page 34. From the entry mirepoix
  • Add the chicken thighs, close the bag, and squish the marinade to coat the chicken.2009, Fred Thompson, Grillin' with Gas. From the entry thigh
  • The combination of spices and seasonings creates an awesome sauce or marinade for chicken, seafood, and beef.2005, Cary Neff, Conscious Cuisine, page 242. From the entry awesome sauce
  • Remove the shrimp from the marinade and set them on a cutting board.2005, Carolyn Miller, Sharon Smith, “North Beach/Chinatown”, in Savoring San Francisco: Recipes from the City’s Neighborhood Restaurants…. From the entry cocktail fork
  • Marinades can tenderize and flavorize nearly anything into something exotic, delicious, and gourmet, even.2003, Leanne Ely, Saving Dinner, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 219. From the entry flavorize
  • Place reserved marinade in frypan, add mushrooms and simmer until marinade has reduced and mushrooms are soft.1997, Donna Hay, Marie Claire cooking, page 103. From the entry frypan
  • French charcuterie relies on cloves in the quatre épices, or four-spice powder, for seasoning fine sausages and piquant marinades.2009, Sara Engram with Katie Luber and Kimberly Toqe, The Spice Kitchen: Everyday Cooking with Organic Spices, Kansas City, Mo.: Andrews…. From the entry piquant
  • All you need to do is marinade the shrimp in advance and cook over the coals for approximately 10 minutes.1969 August 7, “Shrimpfurters Tip-Top for Patio Party”, in Lake City Reporter, archived from the original on 19 Feb 2023, page 3. From the entry shrimpfurter

Meaning of marinade

  1. noun A seasoned, often acidic liquid mixture in which food is marinated, or soaked, usually to flavor and prepare it for cooking.
  2. verb To marinate.

Full definition of marinade

Questions about marinade in a sentence

How do you use marinade in a sentence?
Marinade is used as a noun and verb. For example: “I like to use a lemon marinade with chicken.”
What is a short sentence with marinade?
“I like to use a lemon marinade with chicken.”
What does marinade mean?
Marinade means a seasoned, often acidic liquid mixture in which food is marinated, or soaked, usually to flavor and prepare it for cooking.

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