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to marinade

to marinade

3.7
To soak food in a flavored liquid before cooking to add taste
  • verb
  • /ˈmɛrəˌneɪd/
translation icon : marinar
  • So good fajitas are basically marinated in pineapple and lime juice.

So good fajitas are basically marinated in pineapple and lime juice.

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Examples

  • Keep the fish in the refrigerator while it marinates in the lemon and herb mixture.

  • The apple juice that we use to marinate the scallop is also affected by that.

  • So, by the way, this has been marinating for seven months.

  • Also, I found this, which is actually for marinating port, I guess Should be fine.

  • And then you can kind of set that aside to be marinating while you make up the rest rest of it.

  • Got a little post hike blow and I'm heading home to go marinate some fish and to wind down.

  • I start like my grandma, you know, I'm saying I let it sit, marinate, marinate and those sauces and those juices, right?

  • To enhance the flavor, let the chicken marinate in the sauce for at least two hours.

  • Before grilling, it is important to marinate the beef to make it tender and flavorful.

Synonyms

to marinate
vsto marinade
51 3.9

Soak food in a flavored liquid before cooking to add flavor

is the same action but uses the liquid's name rather than the action form
to souse
vsto marinade
8.9

To soak meat or fish in a salty liquid before cooking

is for soaking food in any seasoned liquid rather than specifically vinegar or brine

How Long

to cure
26 4.6
to pickle
39 2.9
to marinade
3.7
to soak
156 1.0
to rinse
83 1.0

Surface Forms

marinade infinitive
marinated past
marinated past participle
marinating present participle
marinades third person singular

Etymology

To marinade comes from the same French mariner ('to pickle') and Latin marinus ('of the sea'), so think of sailors and salty water used to preserve food. That's why to marinade is to soak food in a liquid to give it flavor and make it more tender.