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Garlic and Rosemary Marinade
Created by Chef Ally
Olive oil, garlic, and rosemary in honest proportion. This is what happens when you trust your ingredients and get out of the way.
Start with the olive oil. It should taste like something, grassy or peppery, with a finish that catches the back of your throat. If your oil tastes like nothing, your marinade will taste like nothing. This is the foundation.
Rosemary from the garden or the farmers market smells resinous and alive the moment you strip the leaves. The difference between fresh rosemary and dried is the difference between a living thing and a memory. Use what is living.
Garlic should be firm, with tight papery skin and no green sprout at the center. Smash it with the flat of your knife. The oils release. The fragrance rises. You are already cooking.
Perfect ingredients need almost nothing done to them. This marinade is not about technique. It is about sourcing, patience, and the conviction that less is more. The olive oil carries the aromatics. The lemon brightens without overwhelming. Time does the rest. Your meat will taste of what it is, only better.
Ingredients
extra-virgin olive oil
Quantity
3/4 cup
garlic cloves
Quantity
6
smashed and roughly chopped
fresh rosemary leaves
Quantity
3 tablespoons
stripped from stems
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| extra-virgin olive oil | 3/4 cup |
| garlic clovessmashed and roughly chopped | 6 |
| fresh rosemary leavesstripped from stems | 3 tablespoons |
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