Ginger Sake Marinade Recipes

GINGER-SAKE MARINADE

Steps:

• Make ginger juice by grating the ginger and squeezing the gratings in a cloth to extract the juice. There should be about one tablespoon.
• Mix ginger juice and all other ingredients in a bowl.

GINGER SAKE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil over medium heat in a saucepan. Add garlic, shallots and ginger. Saute for 30 seconds and add crushed tomatoes, sake, sugar and chile sauce. Simmer for 15 minutes. Remove sauce from heat and set aside. When cool, puree in blender until smooth. Reheat to serve.

SOY-SAKE SHRIMP WITH GINGER AïOLI

Steps:

• Combine soy sauce, green onions, 4 tablespoons oil, vinegar, sake, brown sugar, and garlic in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish; whisk marinade to blend. Add shrimp and toss to coat. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour, turning shrimp occasionally.
• Blend mayonnaise and ginger in food processor until smooth. Transfer ginger aioli to small bowl and refrigerate.
• Drain marinade from shrimp into small saucepan; bring to boil. Whisk 2 tablespoons boiled marinade into ginger aioli; reserve remaining boiled marinade.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shrimp; sauté until just opaque in center, about 4 minutes. Mound rice in center of plates. Arrange shrimp around rice; drizzle with ginger aioli. Serve, passing reserved boiled marinade.

EASY GINGER SAKE FISH STEAK

Steps:

• Mix marinade and marinate fish for 30 minutes.
• Bake at 450 for 10-15 minutes.

GINGER-MARINATED TUNA STEAKS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine all ingredients except tuna.
• Place tuna steaks in a plastic ziploc type bag. Add Marinade to bag and seal. Set bag in a shallow pan.
• Refrigerate for 30 minutes, turning bag occasionally to coat.
• Lightly coat the grill rack with nonstick cooking spray.
• Drain tuna and discard marinade.
• Grill fish for 10 ro 12 minutes or until fish flakes with a fork (about 145 degrees F), turning once.

GINGER FLANK STEAK WITH SAKE-GLAZED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Combine first 6 ingredients in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Add meat. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours and up to 1 day. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before continuing.
• Cook asparagus in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Drain. Rinse under cold water to cool. Drain again.
• Heat 2 tablespoons peanut oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add red bell pepper strips and sauté 3 minutes. Add crimini mushrooms and sauté until mushrooms are soft, about 5 minutes. Add green onions and asparagus and sauté until vegetables are tender, about 2 minutes longer. Transfer vegetables to serving platter. Tent with foil to keep warm.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon peanut oil in same skillet over high heat. Remove steak from marinade; reserve marinade. Add steak to skillet and cook to desired doneness, about 4 minutes per side for medium-rare. Transfer to cutting board. Tent with foil and let stand 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place reserved marinade in small saucepan. Whisk in cornstarch. Whisk over high heat until sauce thickens and boils, about 3 minutes. Remove sauce from heat. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
• Cut steak across grain on diagonal into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Arrange steak slices atop vegetables on platter. Spoon some of sauce over meat and vegetables. Serve, passing remaining sauce separately.

GINGER TERIYAKI MARINADE

Steps:

• Mix together all the ingredients in a medium heavy saucepan and heat until thickened, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon to prevent lumps.
• Remove from heat, cool slightly before using. Can be doubled and stores for a week or so in the fridge.