The Best Summer Marinade and a great steak topping...

I will be on beach retreat for 2 weeks...Enjoy these....Guaranteed to get ooooos and aaaaaahs!!!!

You will not go wrong when you marinade in this:

1/2 Cup Soy Sauce

2 ounces Olive or even better sesame oil

1 teaspoon Chinese Chili Paste (or more if you like spicy)

2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar

2 Cloves Garlic Chopped

1 Tablespoon Chopped Ginger

Place all in a food processor and blend well

• Beef.... Marinade for 45 minutes at room temperature.....


• Salmon......Marinade for 10 minutes before grilling (On a plank would be great)

A nice topping:

Fig and Apple Relish

¼ c White Wine or Cider Vinegar
¼ c Water
¼ c Sugar
1 Zest of Lemon
¼ tsp Ground Clove
¼ tsp Nutmeg
¼ tsp Cinnamon
1 lb Figs
1 lb Green Apples

Boil all ingredients, except the figs and apples, and reduce by half Add diced and peeled apples and simmer for 10 minutes. Then, add quartered figs, remove from heat and chill.