Costa Rican Marinated Mango Recipes

COSTA RICAN MARINATED MANGO

Steps:

• Mix all the ingredients, refrigerate until chilled.
• Serve with soda crackers as an appetizer.
• Garnish the bowl with cilantro or parsley.

COSTA RICAN LIME MARINADE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in shallow non-metal dish or resealable plastic bag. Add up to 3 pounds chicken, pork or beef, turning to coat with marinade.
• Cover dish or seal bag and refrigerate, turning meat occasionally, at least 8 hours but no longer than 24 hours.
• Remove meat from marinade; discard marinade. Grill meat as desired.
• Yield: 8 servings.

COSTA RICAN MARINADE

Steps:

• Using a shallow non-metal dish or reasealable plastic bag add all the ingredients and mix together well.
• Up to 3 pounds of beef, chicken, or pork can be placed in the marinade and refrigerated for 8 hours but no longer than 24.
• Cover the dish or seal the plastic bag and turn meat occasionally.
• Grill meat to desired doneness and discard remaining marinade.

RUM MARINATED MANGO CREPES

Steps:

• In a bowl toss together the mangos, lemon juice, sugar and rum. Set aside.
• Blend all ingredients for crepes until smooth. Cover with plastic wrap and let stand 1 hour. Make 12 crepes in a 6-7 inch crepe pan.
• To serve: Fold crepes in quarters and put on a baking sheet. Brush tops with the melted butter and bake in 400' preheated oven for 10 minutes or until browned and slightly crispy.
• Stuff each crepe with about 1/4 cup mango mixture, transfer to a platter and dust with powdered sugar.