meat tenderizer
Steak-pounding kitchen tool
A meat tenderizer is a tool or substance used to break down tough muscle fibers in meat.
The tool version is typically a mallet with a textured face for pounding cuts like flank steak.
The substance version contains enzymes—often from papaya or pineapple—that chemically soften meat when applied before cooking: Sprinkle the meat tenderizer on both sides and let it sit for thirty minutes.
- malletSoft-headed striking tool
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- papayaTropical fruit, black seeds
- poundingForceful repeated striking
- marinateSoak food in flavoring
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meat tenderizertoughening
Making more resistant
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Sharp cutting utensil
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Tool gauging internal food temperature
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