Tenderising meat using lemon juice.?!
Because of this recession, I have to buy cheaper cuts of steak..and diced beef, and I want to make it as pleasant as possible. :-)
Answers:
Be careful using lemon juice, The acids in it will also cook the meat and make it tough when you go to cook it again. If u can find a cheap red wine, beer, soy sauce, the tannins in them will tenderize the meat with out cooking it. Also a simple pounding of the beef will tenderize it too. I'm a chef, and buying the cheaper cuts of meat can be better in the long run, less money and more flavor. Also try braising ur meat slowly will def tenderize it,
i think you should use more lemon juice then oil because oil is fattening and i think it is 1 cup of lemon juice because there is more flavour and also 1/2 a cup of olive oil because it causes high cholesterol
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i would suggest to put equal ratios, like 1 tablespoon of each
or you could also a mallet or even use a rolling pin to tenderise beforehand
hope it helps!