Chicken Marinate

By Amy

3/4 cup of soy sauce
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 white or rice vinegar
2 Tablespoons ginger
1 small clove of garlic

Just mash it all together, and let the juices do their thing! If you increase the brown sugar by about 1/8 to 1/4 of a cup, it will be sweeter, and the meat will be nearly as tender as if you don't. Mostly, the vinegar will break down the toughness of most meats.

We use this for both chicken and beef, so it's very versatile! (In fact, I'm making a tri-tip roast tonight for my Great-Grandma's birthday party with this mix!)

Crockpot BBQ

By Andie

Ingriedients:
1, 4lb roast (e.g.Chuck, Sirloin)
1/4 C sugar
1/2 C soy sauce
1/2 C ketchup
1/4 C vinegar (red wine)
1-2 cloves garlic, minced
1/8 tsp pepper

Directions:
In large zip-top bag, mix everything but the meat. Add the roast to the bag and turn to coat meat. Seal bag tightly and refrigerate overnight, turning once or twice to marinate (If you need to, you can skip the marinating overnight, we usually forget). Place contents of bag in large crockpot. Cook on low for 7-8 hours. Shred and serve on buns if desired. Delish!