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Wine Marinade

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"Mouth pleasing red wine marinade flavored with soy sauce, garlic, ginger and molasses. Use for pork, vegetables, or chicken." — sal

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1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup red wine
3 tablespoons white sugar

1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon molasses

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Directions

Mix together soy sauce, wine, sugar, garlic, ginger and molasses. Pour over meat and refrigerate.

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PREP 10 mins
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This marinade is delicious and I used it with a nice pork chop. I didn't have long to marinate this so I just baked it in the oven and let the sauce reduce and thicken. I substituted real ginger for the powder and honey for the molasses. I added some red pepper flakes for some heat. YUMMM!!! and quick and easy.

—SCHAPPLE

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Jan 30, 2005

I used this on pork chops and neither the husband nor I liked it at all. Maybe it was my wine choice--I used red cooking wine as I didn't have any regular red wine. ??

—SLS73

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Jul 12, 2008

We used this marinade on a pork tenderloin this evening and we just loved it! I usually don't care for marinades that are heavy on the soy sauce, but I was impressed how well it turned out. We used low sodium soy sauce and a lighter shiraz, which helped and the molasses flavor is subtle and really, really good. Brown sugar would have been great here too. Just that little bit of sweetness from the molasses added a nice crust from the grill on the outside of the meat and it was tender and perfect on the inside. We also did another tenderloin with straight bbq sauce just in case we didn't like this marinade, and there was a ton of the bbq tenderloin left over and none of this one!!! A sign of a great recipe!

—Corie

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Dec 14, 2009

I doubled the amount of red wine and added less soy and half the sugar and they are awesome!

—NISKU

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Sep 20, 2010

I used this on chicken kabobs which I marinated for about 4 hours before grilling. The resulting chicken was tender and moist with a mildly sweet flavor. Very tasty!

—Pam-3BoysMama

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Dec 24, 2008

I changed the recipe a little bit based on what I had in the house. I only had a soy sauce marinade, which is really just soy sauce and sugar. So I used 3/4 cups of the marinade instead of 1/2 cup and I used 1 1/2 tbsp of sugar instead of 3 tbsp. I also used brown sugar instead of molasses. The wine I used was a shiraz. The marinade was delicious, and I'm sure it would be even better if I followed the ingredients more precisely!

—libs

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Feb 16, 2010

This was great! I marinated fresh pork in this overnight, and it was delicious! I added extra garlic (probably double), and a bit extra ginger to give it a little more kick. I will definitely use this again. :)

—collegecooker

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Jan 23, 2007

I really liked this marinade. It gave my pork chops LOTS of flavor. I used splenda instead of real sugar and I used Merlot for the wine. I put slightly less molasses because it's so strong. Very good recipe and I would think it would be safe for children because the alcohol cooks out of it but still adds some flavor. :-)

—Mitzi

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Nutrition

Calories
49 kcal
2%

Carbohydrates
9.4 g
3%

Cholesterol
0 mg
0%

Fat
0 g
< 1%

Fiber
0.2 g
< 1%

Protein
1.4 g
3%

Sodium
1204 mg
48%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Wine Marinade

Serving Size: 1/6 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 49
Calories from Fat: < 1

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 0g < 1 %
Saturated Fat 0g < 1 %
Cholesterol 0mg 0 %
Sodium 1204mg 48 %
Potassium 82mg 2 %
Total Carbohydrates 9.4g 3 %
Dietary Fiber 0.2g < 1 %
Protein 1.4g 3 %
Sugars 7.3g
Vitamin A < 1 %
Vitamin C < 1 %
Calcium 1 %
Iron 6 %
Thiamin < 1 %
Niacin 6 %
Vitamin B6 3 %
Magnesium 5 %
Folate 2 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.