It happens that fresh meat smells not very nice. This happens for several reasons. For example, the meat of males who have reached puberty often has an unpleasant odor. Or the animal could be treated with some odorous medicines. Meat can also become “odorous” under the influence of food additives in livestock feed. These odors can intensify when cooked and ruin the finished dish. If you are confident in the quality of the meat and plan to cook it, then try to eliminate the unpleasant aroma with the help of improvised means.
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You will need
- - salt;
- - potassium permanganate;
- - table vinegar or citric acid;
- - sugar;
- - water;
- - a bouquet of fragrant spices;
- - onions or garlic;
- - drinking soda;
- - charcoal or activated carbon;
- - salt pepper;
- - mustard;
- - a decoction of chamomile.
Instruction manual
1
Rinse the meat with strong saline. It is prepared at the rate of approximately 100 g of salt per 1 liter of water.
2
Soak the meat for 2 hours in a weak solution of ordinary potassium permanganate (slightly pinkish).
3
Put the meat for 20-30 minutes in acidified water. You can use table vinegar or citric acid.
4
Use in the preparation of aromatic spices - rosemary, thyme, coriander, basil. Finely chopped onions or crushed garlic will perfectly hide the smell.
5
Pickle meat with softening marinade (sour).
6
Boil the meat for 20 minutes first in one water, transfer to fresh water and continue cooking.
7
Rinse the meat with a solution of baking soda. Then place for 5 minutes in a weak acidic solution.
8
When boiling in a container, add a couple of pieces of charcoal (which is sold in stores) or 2 tablets of activated charcoal from a home medicine cabinet. If you cook the meat in another way (fry or stew), then chop it, put in a pan and add charcoal. Fill with cold water and leave for 2-3 hours. After that, you can cook without fear of an extraneous smell.
9
Rub a piece of meat on all sides with salt and pepper, let lie for 1 hour. Instead, you can also use mustard.
10
Roll pieces of meat in granulated sugar. Then sprinkle with plenty of salt. Leave on for 30 minutes. Rinse thoroughly before cooking.
eleven
Prepare a chamomile broth, add a little sugar, cool. Soak the meat in it for 20 minutes. Rinse in salt water.
note
If the smell of meat is sour, then you can’t eat it, because this indicates the process of decay and the development of bacteria, which can be dangerous.
Useful advice
If there is any doubt about the freshness of the meat, try pressing on its surface. The deepening levels out quickly - the meat is fresh. Freshness is also indicated by the fact that the piece is almost dry, without excess moisture.
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