Thai-Style Lemongrass Marinade

Name: Thai-Style Lemongrass Marinade
Yield: 1 servings
Ingredients: 1 medium shallot, coarsely chopped; ½ cup chopped cilantro leaves and stems; ¼ cup packed grated palm sugar or light brown sugar; ¼ cup lime juice; ¼ cup fish sauce; 6 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped; 3 lemongrass stalks, tender bottom portion only, thinly sliced; (4 makrut lime leaves, thinly sliced); 2 fresh or dried Thai chiles, stemmed, or 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes; ½ teaspoon white pepper

About 1 cup This marinade is excellent with chicken, pork, or shrimp. Marinate shrimp no more than 2 hours, and chicken or pork for up to 8 hours.

Let's Prepare

Collect

Gather these ingredients — no prep needed yet.

1 medium shallot, coarsely chopped
½ cup chopped cilantro leaves and stems
¼ cup packed grated palm sugar or light brown sugar
¼ cup lime juice
¼ cup fish sauce
6 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
3 lemongrass stalks, tender bottom portion only, thinly sliced
(4 makrut lime leaves, thinly sliced)
2 fresh or dried Thai chiles, stemmed, or 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
½ teaspoon white pepper

Let's Cook

Step 1.

Combine in a food processor: 1 medium shallot, coarsely chopped; ½ cup chopped cilantro leaves and stems; ¼ cup packed grated palm sugar or light brown sugar; ¼ cup lime juice; ¼ cup fish sauce; 6 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped; 3 lemongrass stalks, tender bottom portion only, thinly sliced; (4 makrut lime leaves, thinly sliced); 2 fresh or dried Thai chiles, stemmed, or 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes; ½ teaspoon white pepper
Step 2.

Pulse until finely ground.