Traditional Meat Marinade
– 500g pork shoulder
– 1 bulb of garlic
– 3 stalks of scallions
– 1 tablespoon of honey
Seasonings: broth mix, salt, sugar, fish sauce, oyster sauce, ground pepper, and cooking oil.
How to Marinate Meat for Grilling
Instructions:
Step 1: Prepare the Ingredients
Peel and rinse the garlic cloves. Clean the scallions and rinse both ingredients, allowing them to dry. Finely chop the garlic after crushing it, and cut off the roots of the scallions before chopping them separately.
Rinse the pork shoulder with diluted salt water and then with clean water. Cut the meat into moderate-sized pieces and use a meat tenderizer to soften it.
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Step 2: Marinate the Meat
In a bowl, mix the pork with 1 tablespoon each of broth mix, sugar, honey, fish sauce, oyster sauce, cooking oil, chopped scallion roots, and chopped garlic. Also, add half a tablespoon of ground pepper. Combine all the ingredients well and let the meat absorb the flavors for about 2 hours.
Once the meat has absorbed the flavors, you can grill it over charcoal or in an oven. This traditional method of marinating pork shoulder is perfect for grilled pork served with broken rice or rice vermicelli.
Alternatively, you can use pork belly instead. Wash it with diluted salt water and then rinse it with clean water. Cut the pork belly into bite-sized pieces and marinate them with 1 tablespoon each of broth mix, sugar, and fish sauce, half a tablespoon of salt, 1 tablespoon each of oyster sauce, chili sauce, and cooking oil, and finally, a third of a tablespoon of ground pepper.
Meat Marinating Technique
Step 3: Grill the Meat
Mix all the ingredients well and let the meat marinate for 1 to 2 hours. Then, thread the meat onto skewers and grill them over charcoal or a gas stove for an authentic BBQ experience.
By preparing grilled pork in this way, your family will surely enjoy a delightful and fun meal together. Why not give it a try this weekend?
