marinates
Bathes in sauce
Marinates is the verb form of marinate—to soak food in a seasoned liquid mixture to add flavor or tenderize it: The chicken marinates overnight in garlic and lemon.
Figuratively, something that marinates sits and develops over time: Let that idea marinate for a while.
The process or liquid itself is a marinade.
Water saturated with sodium
- soy sauceFermented bean condiment
- vinegarAcidic cooking liquid
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
- citrusAcidic fruits with segments
wine · yogurt · buttermilk · garlic · ginger · herbs · spices · rosemary
Saltwater soaking for meat
- soakingCompletely saturated with liquid
- tenderizingMaking food less tough
- flavoringSubstance adding taste
- overnightSpanning evening to morning
refrigerating · meat · poultry · fish · tofu · vegetables · grilling · barbecue
Wets through completely
- infusesSaturates with quality
- permeatesPasses through entirely
- penetratesPasses into or through
- absorbsTakes in fully
steeps · tenderizes · saturates · immerses · seeps · softens · breaks down · incorporates
brine
Water saturated with sodium
citrus · wine · yogurt · buttermilk · garlic · ginger · herbs · spices · rosemary · thyme
brining
Saltwater soaking for meat
- soakingCompletely saturated with liquid
- tenderizingMaking food less tough
- flavoringSubstance adding taste
overnight · refrigerating · meat · poultry · fish · tofu · vegetables · grilling · barbecue · roasting
soaks
Wets through completely
- infusesSaturates with quality
- permeatesPasses through entirely
- penetratesPasses into or through
absorbs · steeps · tenderizes · saturates · immerses · seeps · softens · breaks down · incorporates · macerates
dwells
Inhabits a place
sits · festers · simmers · mulls · ruminates · wallows · contemplates · absorbs · steeps · percolates
marinatessears
Scorches with fierce heat
flash-fries · stir-fries · sautés · blanches · pan-fries
- marinated chickenFowl soaked in flavoring
- marinated olivesCured fruit in seasoned liquid
- marinated vegetablesProduce preserved in seasoned liquid
- marinated mushroomsFungi steeped in brine
- marinated tofuSoy curd in brine
- marinate onThink about slowly