Meat is cooked for four reasons — to
tenderise it, to provide additional flavours, to kill harmful bacteria , and to kill parasite s such
Kaynak: Low-temperature cookingTools: Meat mallets
tenderise or flatten meat. Their use has lessened with the invention of cube steak machines and other electric
tenderisers.
Kaynak: MalletIn addition, the use of specialist cooking wine in marinade s can
tenderise meat and is of particular benefit to game dishes.
Kaynak: Cooking with alcoholHowever, it is still used in Asian cuisine to
tenderise meats. Baking soda may react with acids in food, including Vitamin C (L-ascorbic
Kaynak: Sodium bicarbonateRefers to the use of softening agents is made from raw papaya or kalmi shora to
tenderise meat. Baghar This is a method of tempering a dish
Kaynak: Awadhi cuisineAuthentic rendang uses water buffalo slow-cooked in thick coconut milk for a number of hours to
tenderise, caramelize and give succulent
Kaynak: Curry