Electric Saffron Tea Marinade
"When you smell this marinade you'll want to drink it! It's great with chicken and pork, and could also be thickened and used as a sauce if you reduce the salt a little. I marinated three pans of chicken legs with this recipe, and while covering with plastic wrap, two of then gave me a strong static shock....maybe just a coincidence, but nothing else has ever zapped while working in a kitchen."
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 8 of 12 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Rum | 1/2 oz (15ml) | 32 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Chili | 1 tsp (2.7g) | 8 |
| Cloves | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Tarragon | 1 tsp dried (0.5g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Tea | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Saffron | not in our table | 0 |
| Coriander | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 6 tea bags
- 2 quarts boiling water
- 1 1/2 teaspoons loosely packed saffron threads
- 1 (16 ounce) package brown sugar
- 2/3 cup lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon rum flavored extract
- 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
- 2 1/2 teaspoons ground dried ginger
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
- 2 1/2 teaspoons ground coriander
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1 bunch fresh tarragon, chopped