Thanks for the tip! Thanks, Bpop! This method works great for thick steaks and chops, especially on the grill. How does heat make meat tender? It is called papain. Place it in the refrigerator to tenderize. Shrimp and salmon taste delicious in an Italian dressing marinade and, I imagine, other seafood would too. Got a tip, kitchen tour, or other story our readers should see? Try throwing some fresh pineapple in a blender and use that in a marinade, you'll be amazed by how tender your meat comes out, be careful though, it is such a potent marinade that it has the ability to overtenderize the meat and make it mushy. However both times, the entire thing began to smell terrible when I started cooking it. You can also add other flavors like minced garlic, rosemary, basil, or sliced onions. Refrigerate 30 min. Steak marinade is perfect to use on those tougher, less expensive cuts of meat like roasts, tri-tips, and shoulders, so use it liberally. Italian Dressing Steak Marinade is a delicious and easy steak marinade recipe that will give your steak a ton of flavor and make it juicy and delicious. Jump to Recipe Pin This Recipe. The tenderizing process will take only a few minutes but will go a long way in making the the chicken's texture more desirable. :). Add the meat and veggies – no particular order. What does it mean to tenderize a piece of meat? Jen's Solitude from Delaware on May 24, 2010: Thanks for the great info. Of course, I don't think it would prove effective on Bob's head! I have bookmarked this so I can go back later and share it with my wife. Thanks in advance :). Great hub, thanks for the info. But you don’t have to stick with store-bought. Top roast with butter slices. Be creative! Bake chicken in Italian dressing. Beer also works well as a marinade to tenderize meats. Tough muscle fibers can also be broken down manually. If it just sits on the surface, the surface will get “mushy,” and the inside of the cut will still be tough. I appreciate the way you gave several solutions to marinating without wasting money on ready-made store-bought bottled junk!!! A large chuck roast, Italian dressing mix, beef broth and pepperoncini peppers cooked low and slow in your slow … You can easily turn cheap cuts of meats into tender, juicy servings at a fraction of the cost! Tenderizing a London broil is done by beating with a meat tenderizer. One is to use a chemical powder that’s made from papaya or pineapple. Halloween! While some marinades are very successful at adding flavor to meat, chicken, and fish, they are, with one exception, a disaster at tenderizing. Answer: It depends on the meat. Step 1: Preheat the oven to 375°F. Johnny usually slow cooks ours on an electric smoker over pecan twigs, and it's awesome! Learning to do this properly can save you major bucks on your grocery bills. The tenderizer has to get into the meat in order to work. There are actually several methods for tenderizing meat. Let the meat sit for about 20 minutes, then rinse thoroughly. lol. Those sound like some great tips. It has all the similar flavors of your favorite Italian beef meatball, but is made like a traditional meatloaf recipe. If I marinade beef add pitch of baking soda and soysouce refigarated it in 5 hours and cook it's its bad will I be poison. The tougher the cut, the longer it needs to marinate. I always love reading your comments! Veronica Allen from Georgia on May 24, 2010: I nominate you as our hubpages online culinary director of fine southern cuisine. Mike Teddleton from Midwest USA on May 27, 2010: Culinary Arts: How to Tenderize Meats Like a Pro! I wrote a hub about using an electric smoker. What People Want from a Healer in the Midst of a Pandemic, A Middle School Math Teacher Planning Lessons and Lunch, The Columbus, OH-based Forager Who's Become a TikTok Star, A Food Justice Advocate and Mother Talks Breastfeeding and Herb Gardens, Bryant Terry's Sautéed Cabbage and Roasted Potatoes, Vivian Howard's Baked Pimento Cheese and Sausage. Welcome to my online cooking and culinary arts school. Thanks, Jen. (She did look at me a little funny and paled a bit) Yikes...ah well - I digress. Holle, Thank you for the great information and tips. I met her at the door with the pan in hand and told her I was just whacking my husband! I especially appreciated the baking soda moisturizing tip. ④ Cook as desired, then bite into a seriously tender piece of meat. Pineapple contains bromelain, a natural meat tenderizer. Do Not Rinse off the Italian dressing. Teriyaki or soy sauce (chicken, beef, shrimp, pork). Tender pulled pork is achieved by allowing it to cook to a very high internal temperature. Remove the steak from the refrigerator. This is important! Salt relaxes the muscle fibers, causing the meat to become more tender. Hello, hello, from London, UK on May 25, 2010: Thank you, habee, for such a lot of good tips. Sprinkle on some liquid to help the powder reach the inside of the meat. There's no reason why it won't do very well as I can attest to since I've done it myself. Just the other day I was pulverizing a piece of meat wondering if I really was accomplishing anything. Though we ate it constantly when I was a kid, I’d nearly forgotten how well it works. Question: Do I need to wash the powdered meat tenderizer off the beef before cooking? loves2cook from Portland, OR on February 22, 2011: Thanks for this hub! Meghan is the Food Editor for Kitchn's Skills content. Drizzle two or three tablespoons of the dressing on the bottom of the pot of the crockpot or a large, deep casserole dish. I'm always wary about coking red meat because I'm scared it will remain tough. Two thumbs up for you. Buy some Lawry's marinades (I like Baja Chipolte, hickory and mesquite); there are about 15 different flavors, and some are similar to Italian dressing. I think I'll have to give one of those tenderizing methods a try this week! Pat tends to marinade meat, usually with a lot of seasoning. I once substituted (on vacation) a heavy pan because I did not want to spend the money at the trendy little store in town and buy another meat mallet when I had 2 at home already. Italian Beef. Cook: Cook … Can I marinade it in something mildly acidic after putting the meat tenderizer on and in the steak for a couple of hours? Give it a try, HH! I never knew about baking soda. TravelinAsia from Thailand/Southeast Asia on April 06, 2011: Habee, what about BEER? For tough cuts of beef for the grill, I often use the powdered tenderizer method and a marinade. Nice job. Pour at least 1 cup of dressing over the meat and veggies. Other methods involve baking soda, salt, or marinades, including grilling marinades. I wanted to add something to your suggestion of using pineapple juice as a marinade. To tenderize meat, you have to break down muscle fiber and collagen, the connective tissue that makes meat tough, thus increasing the meat's ability to retain moisture. Ground beef is mixed with a packet of Italian dressing mix for flavor and then panko bread crumbs and milk are mixed as a panade to keep your meatloaf tender and moist. To get it right, pierce the steak, chop, or fillet with a sharp knife or fork all over, then coat that side with the powder. Thank you!! Holle Abee (author) from Georgia on June 06, 2010: Huh..Didn't know about the baking soda tenderizing! This method is best for thinly sliced meat, seafood, or poultry that’s used in dishes like stir-fries and fajitas. She's a master of everyday baking, family cooking, and harnessing good light. I'm going to try a fruit juice and see how I like it. If you want to make a specific recipe, but don't have time to marinate it properly, a simple, unexpected solution is fruit. 2patricias from Sussex by the Sea on May 29, 2010: You've given us a whole list of new ideas! For tough cuts of beef, I usually let them marinate overnight. To reheat pulled pork, place the meat into a large pot over medium low heat. Wonderful tips! Beer contains enzymes that help break down tough fibers in meat, making it more tender and flavorful at the same time. :). Question: Which marinade would you choose for top sirloin? Use about one teaspoon of baking soda for each pound of meat. Holle Abee (author) from Georgia on June 01, 2010: Thank you for sharing these really great tips. Place the strips of meat or poultry between layers of paper towel and press firmly to remove all the water. Holle Abee (author) from Georgia on October 26, 2010: This could be the answer to my prayers. Party Drinks. For even more flavor, add crushed garlic to the salt. Next, work the baking soda into the meat, using your hands. For a larger cut of meat – use more dressing, even the whole bottle. Keep the cooking tips coming :). Marinating tenderizes a tougher cut of meat because it helps break down the connective tissues that make it tough. papaya extracts, alcohol). Just cover the meat with the marinade and place in the fridge for a couple of hours to overnight. It’s also exceptional for flank steak, especially if you’re grilling. And while those flavors are fine over lettuce and crunchy veggies, the strong flavors work even better as an all-purpose marinade for every kind of protein, from chicken to shrimp. Nice post. Grill until desired doneness. Italian Meatloaf is like making one giant meatball! Tenderize: Salad dressings contain acids like vinegar and lemon juice; these ingredients aid in softening meat fibers—which is especially important with less expensive cuts of meat. With a little heat and a lot of time, the collagen in the toughest cuts eventually breaks down, leaving you with shreds of tender, juicy meat. Because of all the fat embedded in the meat, it handles it very well and will end up tender and juicy. Meghan has a baking and pastry degree, and spent the first 10 years of her career as part of Alton Brown's culinary team. For these, break up the muscle fibers with a fork or the point of a sharp knife. Over here, what you need to do is lightly wrap the meat cut with two waxed papers and place over a cutting broad. I appreciate learning how to better tenderize my tough cuts. Sadly, this just isn’t true much of the time. Whats best way to tenderize n marinate angus beef for stew? Thank you, habee. I hope to do a lot more online cooking classes! Apartment Therapy is full of ideas for creating a warm, beautiful, healthy home. My mom may have kept her chicken marinating in the fridge all week, but the sweet spot seems to be between four hours and overnight. more recipes. This is because the combination of oil and vinegar with herbs and spices tenderize the steak … The salty protein cells also tend to trap fat, making the meat juicier. Meghan approaches food with an eye towards budgeting — both time and money — and having fun. Marinades don't have as much oil; and contain ingredients which work to tenderize meat (i.e. I'm also anxious to try baking soda with stir fry beef. While acidic ingredients like citrus juice, vinegar, yogurt, buttermilk, and wine do weaken collagen, their impact is confined to the meat's surface. Audrey Kirchner from Washington on May 25, 2010: Ya never know! Tricia has several food sensitivities and needs to be very careful, so we will try some of your suggestions. If you don’t have one, the opening of a two-liter soda bottle makes a decent substitute. Any acidic liquid will help tenderize meat and also infuse flavor. Holle Abee (author) from Georgia on May 27, 2010: Teddle, maybe you're cooking it at too high a temp? Thanks for share about this, good topic. Question: Is Pepsi good to tenderize meat? I'm headed over now for a late breakfast! I am looking foreward to using the marinades you discussed and the baking powder tenderizer method. They were very useful. https://www.thespruceeats.com/italian-dressing-marinated-steaks-336329 Today’s technique is how to tenderize meat, especially for BBQ cooking. Answer: I like oil, red wine, onion, garlic, and pepper. Grill, broil or pan fry as usual, basting with more dressing as needed. Simply pound both sides of the meat with the mallet. To use this method, coat – don’t sprinkle – the meat or poultry with salt. BBQ and BBQ sauce is something she and others in the Deep South take seriously. I give both Patricias an A+ in my online cooking school! Question: What marinade do you use for a bottom round roast? Prasetio, you're already part of my online cooking school! Holle Abee (author) from Georgia on May 25, 2010: Audrey, next time try the opening of an empty 2-liter soda bottle! It adds a zippy, lemony flavor. Wrong! I really needed to learn more about this subject. Question: Can I substitute pineapple juice for orange juice as a meat tenderizer? Question: If I'm adding meat tenderizer powder in a marinade, how long does the meat have to sit in the marinade and then how to cook it? Cooking as a Method of Tenderizing. You can make your own Italian dressing from scratch. I particularly like your suggestions for marinades. Combine your venison steaks, Italian dressing, olive oil, garlic, onion, salt, and pepper together in a large bowl or gallon zip-lock bag. Add the broth and cover the Pan with foil. The oil, herbs, and seasoning in Italian dressing, coupled with the tangy, smoky richness of barbecue sauce, create a complex and savory flavor that compliments any protein. You are simply amazing. The slicing alone will help make the meat more tender because you’re doing away with the long muscle fibers. Good hub. While most Italian dressing has some garlic, the addition helps the flavor come through. I really look forward to applying the techniques you provided when cooking indoor or on the grill. It was slimy, and the sauce tasted like seawater. Italian dressing works well for marinating boneless skinless breasts, thighs, and pork tenderloin. Use about one teaspoon of baking soda for each pound of meat. You can use water, but to add flavor, you might want to use fruit juice, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, teriyaki, vinegar, or wine. We were staying in a condo and the next door neighbor actually came over to see 'what was wrong' when she heard the pounding - too hilarious. Italian Beef Sandwiches are a recipe as old as Pinterest itself. Pamela Oglesby from Sunny Florida on May 26, 2010: Habee, Some of those meat tenderizers sound great. Use it as a dipping sauce for breadsticks or any other bread. Fascinating. Learn the culinary arts of tenderizing in online cooking school! For best results, marinate the venison steaks for 12 hours before grilling. Allow tender cuts of meat such as chops and flank steak to marinate for approximately 2 hours, and tough cuts such as whole roast and brisket to marinate for about 6 hours. Both chicken thighs and a pork tenderloin that I put on the grill were surprisingly tender and delicious. Combine: Add the beef consommé, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, Italian dressing and pepperoncini to the slow cooker. https://www.bonappetit.com/story/italian-dressing-marinade-recipes The slicing alone will help make the meat more tender because you’re doing away with the long muscle fibers. I'm going to try these...I hate tough meat and my results are spotty at best right now. You can let it marinate for 30-45 minutes if you … Use Italian dressing as a marinade for less tender cuts of beef, chicken or pork. This was most informative, habee. While the oven is preheating, add your chicken to a plastic bag with the zesty Italian dressing to begin marinating. Discard the marinade. Actually I liked something about education and you also educated me well. I personally like the meat mallet - I seem to enjoy pounding the living heck out of meat or chicken. Maybe I should give it another try! Answer: Red wine, oil, red onion, garlic, and peppercorns. The main ingredient in meat tenderizers is the enzyme found in papaya skins. Just make sure you use a good quality dressing. Cooking is the original way to tenderize meat. This technique works particularly well with smaller cuts of meat, since the baking soda has a lot of surface area to penetrate. Next, work the baking soda into the meat, using your hands. Some cooks think they can just sprinkle the powder on the surface of the meat and voila – their job is done. Remove from the Oven and add Vegetables. Tenderizing chicken breast is especially important when cooking with a tough piece of meat, as the process breaks down rigid muscle fibers. See what you can learn in my online cooking classes? Aside from dressing your salads with it, use Italian dressing as a marinade for chicken, turkey, beef, and pork. https://www.thekitchn.com/the-best-use-for-italian-dressing-its-not-salad-22943821 I came to ask for help. Why It Works A marinade is defined as a "sauce," typically made of oil, vinegar, spices and herbs in which meat, fish, or other food is soaked before cooking in order to flavor and soften or "tenderize" it. Italian dressing is a perfect marinade. I recently bought a few bottles of Italian dressing for a different recipe and didn’t end up using them. The combination of oil and vinegar with a good amount of herbs and spices makes it delicious. Add a half stick of butter on the top of the meat and cover. These are usually made of wood or metal, but I like the metal ones because they’re so much heavier. Since I couldn't have a real culinary school, I started my own online culinary school! Thanks for visiting! I learned a lot, and now I'm not as leery to go and get those tough cuts of meat. Image by Emily Barney/ Flickr Tips. Holle Abee (author) from Georgia on May 29, 2010: Great! She did not look happy with my explanation....go figure! Rinse the meat thoroughly and pat it completely dry with paper towels. Thanks! Long before you could find ready-made marinades on grocery store shelves, bottled dressing was the go-to choice for flavoring and tenderizing meat and chicken. Raise your hand if your parents always had at least one bottle of Italian dressing in the fridge at all times when you were a kid. Let it rest for 20-60 minutes, but no more. Won't the steak taste like it's been over salted after grilling? Of course, when you pound the meat, it’s going to be flattened, so you probably don’t want to do this to a steak that’s going on the grill. My mom almost always had a bag of skinless, boneless breasts swathed in Italian dressing in a plastic bag at the bottom of the fridge. Here are some of the grilling marinades I use: Also, experiment with mixing liquids together for great marinades. Italian Dressing Deer Steak Directions. Step 4. A suggestion of what could have gone wrong would be very helpful. It does enhance flavor, however. Thinly slice the meat across the grain. In the countries where papaya grows, the people knew this so they used papaya together with the meat, without knowing the enzyme there. One of the most effective ways to cook with beer, however, is to use it as a tenderizing marinade. Answer: I usually marinate beef overnight, in the refrigerator. Sir the things you have narrated will be suitable for poultry chicken but how to tender country chicken used in south india. Ha! Many thanks, Veronica! This include wine, vinegar, and acidic fruit juice like pineapple, lemon, lime, and orange. Holle loves to cook. More than that and you risk over-marinating, which can cause the meat, paradoxically, to become tough. Question: How long ahead of time should the powdered tenderizer be mixed into a marinade and be used before cooking beef? Thanks habee. Place Roast in a 350° Oven and cook for 2 - 3 hours or until meat is good and tender. Discard used marinade or boil it at a rolling boil for a few minutes to ensure it reaches 165°F. Italian dressing recipes, we use Italian dressingtenderize the meat removing as much air as. We had so much on hand in my childhood home that we used to joke that it was our “house dressing.” The funny thing is we didn’t actually use it that much to dress salads. Right, Msorennson; pineapple serves the same purpose. My problem was that I wasn't letting them marinate long enough. Cover and Bake for an additional hour or until vegetables are done. I've tried the baking soda method twice. A long you keep me tonight there on a stake. When you’ve treated one side of the meat, turn it over and repeat the process with the other side. Italian dressing is notable for that brilliant punchy balance of yummy oil, tangy vinegar, sweet sugar, and bites of spice. I think cheap, tough cuts have better flavor. Both times I rinsed everything thoroughly. I seriously think the lady thought I was mincing up someone and putting him or her in the freezer! To give the marinade extra punch, I like to add a couple cloves of smashed garlic — as you can see in the image above — or a teaspoon of garlic powder to the bag. How does papaya juice work on tough stks? Holle Abee (author) from Georgia on May 24, 2010: Glad you enjoyed my online cooking classes, Jen! There is a commonly held belief that soaking a tough cut of meat in a marinade will make it tender. Place your bowl or zip-lock in the refrigerator to marinate. Your article on tenderizing meat and marinades is presented in a comprehensive way and answered a lot of my questions. I am glad I learned more methods to tenderize meat. Answer: My results for using cola to tenderize meats has been hit or miss. Voted it up. Baking soda is how Chinese restaurants get that velvet texture in stir-fries. Every time I grill a pork loin the thing ends up like an old boot, leathery. 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