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Asian Marinade
A simple marinade with ginger, garlic, soy sauce and oyster sauce, great for chicken, pork, and tofu.
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5 minutes
4 servings
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dairy-free
gluten-free
(?)
Has gluten from:
low-sodium soy sauce
kid friendly
has meat
has pasta
has seafood
(?)
Has seafood from:
oyster-flavored sauce
mediterranean
vegan
vegetarian
pescatarian
paleo
(?)
Not paleo due to:
oyster-flavored sauce
sesame oil
brown sugar
This recipe has no customizations.
 
Nutrition to Note
This recipe has Sodium as 68.1% (as a percentage of RDA).
 
You may need to take this into account today to balance out your diet.
 
Nutrition Rating Details
Here are the percentages used to determine the nutritional rating for this recipe:
• Calcium: 0.0% of RDA
• Calories: 11.5% of RDA
• Carbs: 2.6% of RDA
• Fat (total lipid): 24.9% of RDA
• Fiber: 1.4% of RDA
• Fructose: 0.0% of RDA
• Protein: 1.4% of RDA
• Sodium: 68.1% of RDA
• Sugar: 10.2% of RDA
• Vitamin A (IU): 0.0% of RDA
• Vitamin B6: 3.1% of RDA
• Vitamin C: 0.9% of RDA
• Iron: 0.0% of RDA
• Magnesium: 4.1% of RDA
• Manganese: 4.0% of RDA
• Niacin: 1.4% of RDA
• Potassium: 1.8% of RDA
• Zinc: 1.9% of RDA
If any nutritional component is greater than 50% of RDA (or any vitamin/mineral is greater than 400% of RDA), the recipe gets a “Nutrition to Note” rating.
 
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MACROS
Carbohydrate
7.24
g
Calories
230
 
Fiber
0.386
g
Iron
0
mg
Protein
1.52
g
Sodium
1022
mg
Sugars
3.82
g
Fat (total lipid)
15.2
g
 
INGREDIENTS
Amount
Measure
Adjust
Ingredient
 
3
cloves
+
-
 
minced.
 
1
piece
+
-
 
approx 1", minced.
 
4
tbsp
+
-
 
 
3
tbsp
+
-
 
look for "No MSG" on the bottle.
 
3
tbsp
+
-
 
aka: "light soy sauce".
 
1/2
tsp
+
-
 
 
1
tsp
+
-
 
 
1
tbsp
+
-
 
 
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PREPARATION
1.
Mince the garlic, then mince the ginger. Once you've gotten them both started, mince them together to combine them while chopping.
2.
Add in the soy sauce, oyster sauce, and sesame oil. It's important to add these acids first, to infuse the garlic and ginger.
3.
Add in the olive oil.
4.
Add the brown sugar.
5.
Add the sesame seeds.
6.
Whisk/stir it together.
NOTES, TIPS, TRICKS, HINTS, ETC:
1.
Traditional "oyster sauce" contains MSG, whereas "oyster-flavored sauce" does not.
2.
If you don't have light soy sauce, use less (approx. half) of the regular soy sauce.
THIS RECIPE CAN BE CUSTOMIZED
1.
Make it Gluten Free!
 
A gluten-free variant of this recipe can be made. Just substitute gluten-free soy sauce (lite) for low-sodium soy sauce.
2.
Make it Wheat Free!
 
A wheat-free variant of this recipe can be made. Just substitute gluten-free soy sauce (lite) for low-sodium soy sauce.
 
COMPLETE NUTRITION
This recipe has the following nutrient totals:
Calories 230
Protein 1.52 g
Carbohydrates 7.24 g
Iron 0 mg
Fiber 0.39 g
Calcium 0 mg
(plus many more nutrients)
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