Basic Spicy Marinade

Servings: 40

Ingredients

1 1/2

cup

soy sauce

1 1/2

cup

unsalted beef, pork, or chicken stock, or water

1/2

cup

medium or fine ground red chili pepper

1/4

cup

coarse ground red chili pepper (not the flakes & seeds mix)

1

cup

sugar, brown sugar, corn syrup, or honey

1

small or medium Asian pear*

10

garlic cloves, peeled

1

medium white or yellow onion

2

ounces

ginger root, peeled

2

tablespoons

pure sesame oil

1

tablespoon

coarse ground black pepper

1

bunch green onions, finely chopped

2

tablespoons

Korean rice cooking wine, rice vinegar, or mirin

(* may substitute 1/2 kiwi or 1 sweet apple)

Procedure

Slice onion, pear, and ginger root into small sections and place with garlic into blender, add water as needed and blend into a smooth paste.

Combine stock/water and sugars in a small pan and heat over low heat, stirring until sugars are dissolved.

Remove from heat and cool.

In a large bowl, combine all ingredients. Add a small amount of water as needed to maintain a thick smooth paste.

Stir well and refrigerate until use.

Marinates up to 4 lbs of meat.