Sticky Spicy Chile Marinade

Name: Sticky Spicy Chile Marinade
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 1¼ cups (300 ml)
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: about 6½ chiles (100 g) Fresno Chile; 8 cloves, smashed Garlic; 2-inch piece, peeled and thinly sliced (30 g) Ginger; 1/2 cup granulated (120 ml) Sugar; 3 tbsp (45 ml) Fish Sauce; 2 tsp kosher (10 g) Salt; 1/4 cup neutral oil (marinade portion) (60 ml) Grapeseed Oil

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Andy Baraghani recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Andy Baraghani.

MARINADE · SHRIMP & CHICKEN THIGHS & PORK CHOPS

A marinade for shrimp & chicken thighs & pork chops.

Baraghani's sticky spicy chile marinade.

On the jar

STICKY-SPICY

Method: blend
Yield: about 1¼ cups
Ingredients: 7

Blender sauce. Cook from the recipe

Ratio

Sugar 120 mlFish Sauce 45 mlGrapeseed Oil 60 ml

Ingredients

Fresno Chileabout 6½ chiles (100 g)
Garlic8 cloves, smashed
Ginger2-inch piece, peeled and thinly sliced (30 g)
Sugar1/2 cup granulated (120 ml)
Fish Sauce3 tbsp (45 ml)
Salt2 tsp kosher (10 g)
Grapeseed Oil1/4 cup neutral oil (marinade portion) (60 ml)

Method

This sauce needs a blender. The jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

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Provenance

Andy Baraghani is a cookbook author working in Iranian-American / contemporary; recognized with James Beard Book Award: General 2023 (The Cook You Want to Be).

Originally published as Sticky-Spicy Chile Marinade.

Adapted from a recipe published by Andy Baraghani in The Cook You Want to Be (Lorena Jones 2022) via Advocate authorized reprint.

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No. This one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces. Its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

This page lists the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, the printed lines, counts, and QR guide carry the jar-batch amounts. Follow the jar or this page, not a mix of both. Amounts in the jar’s ADD row are rounded to the nearest common spoon measure (T = tablespoon, t = teaspoon) so they can be read off the glass.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from The Cook You Want to Be (Lorena Jones 2022) via Advocate authorized reprint (published as “Sticky-Spicy Chile Marinade”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

Can I use it as a marinade and a sauce?

Yes, but keep the portions separate. Never pour marinade that touched raw meat, poultry, or seafood back over the finished dish unless you bring it to a full boil first. Set aside a clean portion before marinating if you want a table sauce too.

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