Tasty and useful marinades

I assume that you often wonder, as I do, "which marinade is more suitable in this case?"... Well, all you have to do is to choose one of the tasty marinades below and be sure that they will give a special aroma and taste to any meat, fish or vegetable dish you are about to cook

Marinade ideal for game dishes

Ingredients:
4 tbsp of cognac or brandy
2/3 tea-cup of dry white wine
3 tbsp of olive oil
60gr. of small white mushrooms, cut in thin slices
2 onions, finely chopped
1 tbsp of dried thyme
4 bay leaves,
1 clove of garlic, minced
10 black peppercorns, cracked

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Marinade ideal for BBQ, roast, shallow fried and sauté chicken

Ingredients:
½ tea-cup of olive oil
2 tsp of ground cumin
1 tsp of ground coriander
1 tsp of cayenne pepper
1 small onion, finely chopped
3 cloves of garlic, minced
salt
pepper

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Marinade ideal for BBQ and roast seafood, fish and vegetables

Ingredients:
1 large orange, juice and zest
1 mandarin, cut in slices
1 lime, cut in slices
salt
6 tbsp of olive oil
10 white peppercorns
1 clove of garlic, minced
a few sprigs of flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped