Georgian Marinade

• Preparation Time: 20 minutes
• Cook time: 15 minutes
• Yield: 1 1/2 cups

Ingredients:

• 4 or 5 medium-sized Oranges
• 3 Lemons
• 1/2 cup dry White Wine
• 1 medium Onion, minced
• 3 Garlic Cloves, minced
• 1 Tbsp Ginger Root, peeled and minced
• 3 Tbsp Paprika
• 1/2 Tbsp Olive Oil
• 1 to 2 tsp Sugar
• 1 tsp Black Peppercorns, cracked
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/4 tsp Nutmeg, freshly grated
• 2 Cinnamon Sticks

Directions:

Grate the zest of 1 orange and 1 lemon, then set aside. Juice the oranges and lemons. Combine the orange juice, lemon juice and wine in a saucepan and boil rapidly until only 1/2 cup liquid remains and let cool. Combine onions, garlic and ginger in a bowl. Stir in the reduced juice mixture, grated zest, paprika, oil, sugar, peppercorns, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon sticks.