Honey can also form the foundation of an incredible savory meat dish. It doesn’t matter whether you’re cooking chicken, pork, beef, salmon, shrimp or any other proteins, honey goes perfectly with all of them.
For starters, honey makes a great marinade. It’s packed with natural enzymes that help to tenderize a wide variety of meats. To throw together a quick honey-based marinade, whisk together equal amounts of honey plus an acidic liquid like vinegar or orange juice — we suggest around 1/4 cup each — with 2 tablespoons soy sauce, a couple of cloves of minced garlic and 1/2 teaspoon of grated orange zest or ground ginger. When everything is mixed well, coat your meat with the marinade and then let it sit in the fridge soaking up that flavor for about 30 minutes before cooking it.
You can make an easy honey glaze that you can brush on meat you are grilling, broiling, or baking in the oven. The formula is similar. Just pour around a 1/4 cup of honey into a bowl and then add other ingredients by the teaspoon until you have your ideal sauce. Consider using soy sauce, Dijon mustard, garlic, chili powder, cumin, paprika, rosemary or turmeric. All mix beautifully with the sweetness of honey.