marination
/ˌmɛrɪˈneɪʃən/
noun
- The process of soaking food, usually meat or fish, in a seasoned liquid (a marinade) before cooking to add flavor or tenderize it.
- For best results, allow overnight marination for tougher cuts of beef.
- Proper marination helps the spices penetrate deep into the meat.
- The chicken needs at least two hours of marination in the refrigerator.
- The state or period during which food is being soaked in a marinade.
- You can prepare the vegetables while the meat is in marination.
- The marination time for fish is much shorter than for red meat.
- During marination, the acid in the lemon juice breaks down the proteins.
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