In order to make the meat dish truly tasty, the meat must be properly prepared. Cooking marinade is a true culinary science. The ingredients for the marinade are selected depending on the type of meat.
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You will need
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- Marinade 1
- Warm water - 1 l.
- vinegar - 1 tbsp.
- red wine - 1 tbsp.
- onions - 2-3 pcs.,
- carrots - 1-3 pcs.,
- root parsley - 1 pc with tops,
- celery - half the root,
- salt - 1 tsp.,
- bay leaf - 1-3 pcs.,
- a few peas of black pepper
- allspice
- pine needles - 1-2 tablespoons
- Marinade 2
- Saltpeter 1-2 tsp
- caraway
- dried lingonberry
- coriander - 1 tsp
- onions - 1 pc.
- garlic - 1 clove
- celery
- mint
- parsley - 1 tablespoon
- salt - 3 tablespoons.
Instruction manual
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Marinade is a mixture of various components, which helps to improve the taste of dishes. Marinating must take place before the product is cooked. The exposure period depends on the quality of the product itself and on the composition of the marinade.
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Meat is a food product whose quality depends on the type and age of a particular animal. Depending on the variety, the meat may be initially hard or soft, differ in the amount of fat. Consider the quality of the meat intended for pickling, even before the preparation of the marinade.
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When marinating, various spices are used. You can rub meat with them before the start of this process. Grind a bunch of parsley, celery, a few peas of allspice and black pepper, a tablespoon of paprika, add 1.5 teaspoons of salt and a pinch of caraway seeds, a little clove, cinnamon and lemon zest.
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Slightly beat off the pieces of meat prepared for pickling and grate them with the resulting mixture. keep the workpiece in the cold during the day. After the expiration of the meat can be pickled in a liquid marinade without adding seasoning.
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If game or hard old meat is available, prepare the marinade using the ingredients of the first recipe. Finely chop and scroll the onion and roots of parsley and celery in a meat grinder. Transfer the resulting mass into a saucepan and fill with water, vinegar and wine. Salt marinade, mix with seasonings.
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Then wrap the pine needles in gauze and dip in the marinade. Place the meat cut into pieces in an enameled bowl and pour the prepared marinade. Keep meat prepared in this way in a cool place during the day, stirring occasionally.
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Pork can be marinated in soy sauce - take the ready-made soy marinade for pork.
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Cut the meat into small cubes, mix with the mixture and pickle for about 30 minutes. Fry the pickled pork in a pan.
9
To prepare the meat before smoking, use the ingredients of the second recipe - all of them must be chopped and mixed. Cut the meat into portions, rub with a mixture of seasonings and wrap in parchment paper or a clean, thick cloth.
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Soak for two to three days in a cool place, changing the paper and again pouring a mixture of seasonings. After this treatment, the meat can be dried or smoked.
Useful advice
Consider the temperature, especially if the recipe involves a long period of pickling. Leave the meat in the refrigerator, make sure that the product does not deteriorate.