What is marinading?

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You say marinading, I say marinating...

Marinading (or marinating as it's also called) is a technique where you soak food in a seasoned liquid to flavour and / or tenderise it and it works really well for all types of meat and fish.

Marinades will often have some kind of acidic part to them which breaks down the tissues in the food, allowing them to soak up more liquid for a juicier end result.

You can marinade ingredients anywhere between 20 minutes and a whole day depending on the type of ingredient and the result you want.

For the simplest marinade, you can grate some orange zest over a piece of salmon then squeeze over some of its juice (the acidic part) then add a little ginger, soy sauce and honey.

For chicken you could grate over some lemon zest, squeeze on some lemon juice and add some chopped garlic, salt, pepper and herbs like thyme or rosemary which is perfect for a quick BBQ.

Afterwards seal your ingredients in an airtight container and make sure you marinade them in the fridge. And remember: for food hygiene, don't pour any excess marinade from that container over the meat when you're eating it as it'll have been in contact with the raw meat.