Skip to main content

Spicy Hoisin Marinade

This Asian-inspired marinade pairs perfectly with pork—turning into a sticky, spicy, sweet glaze when cooked—but can also be used with chicken or beef.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 3/4 cup, enough for 2 1/2 pounds meat

Ingredients

1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup packed dark-brown sugar
2 tablespoons sherry
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons freshly grated ginger
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 scallions, white and green parts, thinly sliced, plus more for garnish
1 tablespoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon crumbled dried chile or crushed red pepper flakes
Zest of 1 orange

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Whisk together the ingredients in a nonreactive bowl. Arrange the meat in a shallow nonreactive dish or resealable plastic bag. Add the marinade; rub gently into the meat. Cover; refrigerate for the length of time specified on page 625, turning the meat occasionally.

    Step 2

    Before cooking, remove the meat from the refrigerator and let it come to a cool room temperature. Cook as desired, basting with marinade during the first half of cooking to create a glaze. Garnish with scallions.

The cookbook cover with a blue background and fine typeface.
Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.
Read More
We’ve got baked cheddar and leek pasta, maple-mustard sheet-pan salmon, and a strawberry shortcake roll.
The golden, crunchy corners are worth fighting over.
Keep this easy frittata recipe on hand for quick breakfasts, impressive brunches, and fridge clean-out meals.
Turn humble onions into this thrifty yet luxe pasta dinner.
Like spicy carrot rigatoni and weeknight-fancy ravioli with peas.
A veg-forward main or gets-along-with-everyone side.
Thinly sliced and cooked hot and fast, pork tenderloin is the juicy, cook-quicking weeknight champion of this vegetable-heavy stir-fry.
Not stuffed shells. But not not stuffed shells either.