Such a situation probably happened to many of us: you buy pork, bring it home, and it smells pretty good. It would seem that the problem is unsolvable and the meat remains to be given only to dogs. But no - there are a couple of tricks that will help to repel this smell.
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Instruction manual
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Squeeze the meat liberally with baking soda, soak for 10 minutes and put out table vinegar. Rinse the meat with running water, put in a pan and boil it several times, changing the water regularly.
2
Lubricate the meat with mustard, wrap with a napkin and put in the refrigerator for the night. Pull it out in the morning, rinse with running water and dry.
3
Soak the meat in clean cold water, changing the water two or three times a day, until the water is completely clean.
4
Sprinkle the meat with freshly squeezed lemon or lime juice. There are many essential oils in citruses.
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When cooking meat, sprinkle it with fragrant spices such as basil, coriander, grated nutmeg, onions, garlic, etc. They drown out unpleasant odors.
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Marinate the meat. There are many recipes for meat marinades. Here is the simplest one: mix a liter of water, a tablespoon of vinegar, a spoonful of salt, pepper and bay leaf. After the meat is marinated, put it on the stove, boil and cool.
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Keep the meat in milk or kefir for several hours. Not only will the unpleasant odor disappear, but the meat will also become softer.
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Freeze meat. Put the meat in the freezer, freeze and store it there for several days. Then remove, thaw and cook.
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Prepare a potassium permanganate solution. Dilute a pinch of potassium permanganate per liter of water and soak the meat in it.
Useful advice
To determine which meat you are taking (castrated or uncastrated boar), take a lighter or matches with you to the market. When buying goods, ask the seller to cut a small piece of meat and singe it. If you smell fried meat, then everything is fine and fresh meat. If you felt a sharp smell of urine, it is better not to take such meat. Have a good shopping!