Berbere Marinade

Title:
Berbere Marinade

Yield:
1 Servings

Categories:
Marinades,
African




Ingredients:





     1 sm Onion


     2 sm Cloves garlic (2 t.)


     1    Inch piece fresh ginger


     2 ts Cracked black peppercorns


     1 ts Red pepper flakes or to


          -taste


     1 ts Coriander seeds


     1 ts Cardamom seeds


     1 ts Fenugreek seeds, optional


   1/8 ts Ground cinnamon


   1/8 ts Ground cloves


   1/8 ts Ground allspice


     1 tb Salt or to taste


   1/3 c  Imported paprika


   1/2 c  Olive oil






 * Juice of 1 lemon (1/4 cup) Finely chop onion. Mince garlic and ginger.


 Place onions, garlic, ginger, peppercorns, red pepper, coriander, cardamom,


 fenugreek, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, salt and paprika in dry skillet and


 cook over medium heat 3 to 4 minutes, or until spices are lightly roasted


 and fragrant. Combine roasted spice mixture, olive oil and lemon juice in


 blender and puree to smooth paste. Spread paste on meat and marinate


 overnight. WARNING: A little of this spicy mixture goes a long way! Makes


 enough marinade for 1 1/2 pounds tuna, pork tenderloin and sirloin steak.


 


 Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #143 by "John Weber" 
on May


 22, 97