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A marinade for every protein 🍗🥩🦐

Published 1 day ago • 1 min read

Hey there,

A good marinade is one of the easiest upgrades you can make to anything you're grilling. Five minutes of prep the night before, and dinner the next day tastes like you put in a lot more effort than you did.

Here's a marinade for every protein you're likely to put on the grill this summer. Steak, chicken, pork, shrimp, and a little something for the veggies too.

STEAK

THE MVP

London Broil Marinade

A balance of soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, and herbs that turns an affordable cut into the best steak on the table. It's the recipe TSM readers come back to year after year.

MOM'S CLASSIC

Flank Steak Marinade

A from-scratch marinade Mom has been making for decades. Flank steak is the natural pairing, but this works on skirt steak and sirloin too.

CHICKEN

BRIGHT & ZESTY

Cilantro Lime Chicken Marinade

Cilantro, lime, garlic, and a little olive oil. A bright, herby marinade that's as good on tacos as it is on a plated dinner.

GRILL OR BAKE

Chicken Thigh Marinade

A bright, garlicky marinade that's built specifically for chicken thighs. The flavor goes deep, and the thighs stay juicy whether you grill them or bake them off in the oven.

BRIGHT & ZESTY

Tuscan Chicken Marinade

Sundried tomatoes, Italian herbs, and Parmesan blended into a quick marinade with real character. Comes together in five minutes and works on breasts, thighs, or tenders.

PORK

SWEET & SAVORY

Honey Garlic Dijon Pork Tenderloin

Honey, garlic, and Dijon mustard mixed into a marinade that's a little sweet, a little tangy, and exactly right for pork tenderloin. Also great on chops.

SHRIMP

READER FAVORITE

Marinated Grilled Shrimp

Olive oil, lemon, garlic, and herbs come together into the kind of simple marinade that lets the shrimp itself shine. 20 minutes is all it needs.

SWEET & CITRUSY

Honey Lime Grilled Shrimp

Honey, lime, and Dijon make for a marinade that's sweet, bright, and a little zesty. The shrimp come off the grill with the slightest char on the edges.

VEGETABLES

COLD & CRISP

Marinated Cucumbers

Not for the grill, but worth including. Cucumbers in a sweet-tangy vinegar dressing, made hours ahead and pulled from the fridge cold. The summer side dish that goes with everything.

Pick one, pick three, or just save this email for next time the grill is going. Grilling season is long, and these will all be ready when you need them.

Happy cooking,

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