Recipe: Tabaka (Cinnamon-Orange Marinade) (Russian)

TABAKA (CINNAMON-ORANGE MARINADE)

"This cinnamon-orange marinade, characteristic of Balkan cooking, is a specialty of Georgia in south-central Russia. The Tabaka marinade is usually used with chicken and game hen, but it also goes nicely with swordfish."

3 oranges
1 lemon
2 limes
2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced (2 tsp.)
1 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and minced
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 cinnamon sticks
3 tbsp paprika
1 tsp granulated sugar
1/2 tsp salt or to taste
1/2 tsp cracked black pepper
1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 cup dry white wine
3 tbsp vegetable oil

Remove zest of 1 orange and the lemon. (This is best done using a vegetable peeler. Be sure to take only the zest, not bitter white pith beneath it.) Juice oranges, lemon and limes. Combine juice and zest in bowl.

Add garlic, ginger and onion to citrus juices along remaining ingredients. Whisk to mix.

Makes enough marinade for 1 1/2 pounds chicken, game hens and swordfish.
Source: FOODday, July 9, 1991