Low Sodium Marinades for Meat

J.,

I would recommend Penzey's: http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/shophome.html

They have a wide variety of spices, many of which are low or no sodium. They have one store in Scottsdale, but otherwise you can order anything in the store online. They also have some great recipes incorporating their spices.

J.

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Hi J.,
I use a lot of Chili powder on everything! Salmon, Fish, Chicken,. After a few dashes on the meat then as you cook it grilled, baked, etc. I add a little bit of water of wine. It makes it's own sauce and your food is so good. Not spicy just has great flavor. Plus you can do that with other spices that do not have salt. Try you might like it!

M.

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We've never bought a store bought marinade. My husband usually does the marinading. He usually pours a little olive oil on the meat first and then sprinkles on pepper, cumin. paprika or whatever other spices you like, and rubs it in. Then if it's fish he squeezes some type of citrus fruit over it (lemon, oranges, etc)and lets it sit in the refrigerator. If it's chicken or beef, he'll sometimes still use the citrus and sometimes pour in some beer to help tenderize it. It always comes out wonderful. You can add some sprigs of rosemary too. Be creative !

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Hi J.,
Our favorite marinade contains juices from 2 lemons, 2 limes, one orange and if you want, white pepper, cilantro, onion and garlic...Its a Mayan recipe and amazingly good with no salt.
Kibmerly

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I like to use yogurt- usually vanilla. Sometimes I add things like oregano, garlic, cumin, whatever I'm in the mood for. It may sound weird, but it's really goo. The best part about it is that it is a quick marinade, so it only takes a minute or so (you can let it sit longer if you like) and the meat turns out very moist. We mostly eat chicken around here, so I haven't tried it with other meats. Good luck!

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