A method of freezing meat in a marinade includes coating a piece of meat in a marinade, placing the coated meat in a bag which can be vacuum sealed, vacuum sealing the meat and the marinade in the bag, and freezing the meat by immersing the sealed bag in a brine solution containing between 0.05% and 1.0% by weight of cruciferous oil, the brine solution being at a temperature between -22 and -43.6.degree. F. The meat is preferably sealed and frozen without allowing any substantial time for marination, whereby the meat can be thawed and marinated according to the time for a piece of fresh meat placed in the marinade.