Have you ever wondered, how those top-class restaurants make the steak or their meat dish much tender than usual? It doesn’t involve an expensive process to do that. The secret behind the tender meat is the preparation process. Want to know more? Here, let me tell you the secret.
Arm Yourself with Meat Mallet
The wooden or iron mallet is a perfect weapon to break down the meat fiber. Beat your meat thoroughly with it. If you do it correctly, you get the much tender meat you can eat. Use the rough edge to pound the meat. No need to use much power. Do it lightly, and it will work perfectly.
Do Not Follow the Grain
Every meat cut has long muscle grain. It is like a cutting guide. But, you can follow it. It will only lead you to create a tool to work your jaw muscle out. So, cut the meat against these grains. Use the crosswise cut style. If you do this, you don’t need to work hard to chew and enjoy it.
Prepare Some Bromelain
Bromelain is an enzyme that dissolves protein structure. And, guess what, the meat is a chunk of these proteins. Therefore, add some Bromelain to break down its structure. That way you will get the tender meat. So, where can I get this Bromelain?
The answer is the pineapple, especially the fresh one. Slice the stem part of this fruit, as it has more Bromelain. Now, use it to marinate your meat. You need only 10 or so hours to marinate it. This will create a perfect tenderness that you are looking for.
As you can see, it’s easy, right? The truth is those three are only a few of many ways to make tender meat. Explore and find it yourself the other method that might be much easier and effective than those three. And, let's enjoy the best meat ever!