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    Home » Condiments

    Easy Maple Bourbon Marinade

    Published: Jun 10, 2021 · Modified: Jan 20, 2022 by Carolyn Hetke · This post may contain affiliate links,

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    Hard to describe how tasty this Maple Bourbon Marinade is!

    Jumbo shrimp wrapped in prosciutto on a plate with broccoli and couscous.

    Lots of flavour here! There is no mincing shallots, crushing garlic, squeezing lemons of limes - you just measure and stir... doesn't get any easier!

    It is delicious over shrimp in particular. But it also shines on salmon, scallops, chicken or pork. Steak tenderloin or sirloin is worth a try as well.

    Shrimp only needs about 20 minutes in this marinade. Other fish or cuts of meat could be as much as 24 hours.

    There is no acid in this marinade so it will not 'cook' seafood like others might. The recipe makes about ⅓ cup. That amount is fine for about 1 ½ pounds of shrimp but if you are using on large quantities of other more solid meats you may want to double it.

    If you use gluten free soy sauce this will be gluten free.

    I have not tried reducing the excess marinade to serve as a side sauce. The ⅓ cup quantity is not worth trying to make it into extra sauce but if you are increasing the amount to start you might consider reducing the excess. You don't need extra sauce for shrimp or scallops because the marinade tends to permeate them. More solid meats like steak or pork might be enhanced by a little more as a side sauce. (Never serve marinade that has been used on raw meat without boiling it for several minutes.)

    This is so good it is worth stocking up on bourbon for!

    Jumbo shrimp wrapped in prosciutto on a plate with broccoli and couscous.

    Easy Maple Bourbon Marinade

    A versatile marinade for shrimp, chicken, tenderloin.
    Author: Carolyn Hetke

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    Course: Condiments
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 5 minutes mins
    Total Time: 5 minutes mins
    Servings: 5 Tbsps

    Ingredients

    • 2 Tbsps Bourbon
    • 1 tablespoon soy sauce reduced sodium preferably. Use gluten free soy sauce for gluten free marinade.
    • 3 Tbsps maple syrup
    • 2 tsps Dijon mustard
    • ½ teaspoon chili powder

    Instructions

    • Mix all ingredients and pour over shrimp, chicken or pork tenderloin as needed. For large quantities of meat, increase recipe proportionally.

    Notes

    Nutrition is per Tablespoon.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 50kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 228mg | Potassium: 41mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 61IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg
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    1. Kimberley Love

      June 05, 2025 at 8:30 am

      Well, I have some most EXCELLENT maple syrup to try this with. And we have access to fresh scampi from the Scottish coast every Thursday, so I'll need to try this out for Father's Day. Looks yummy.

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      • Carolyn Hetke

        June 05, 2025 at 4:30 pm

        Sounds like a plan!! I probably used some of that amazing maple syrup when I made it!

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