Stew producers often produce their product only with the flavor of meat, while in the jar there are only pieces of soy. It is necessary to adhere to some rules in order not to fall for deception and buy a real stew, as well as to recognize a poor-quality product.
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Instruction manual
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Keep in mind that a quality stew simply cannot be cheap. Stew meat is boiled for about 40%. This means that to prepare a standard 338 gram can, you need about half a kilo of raw meat. So it turns out that a good stew cannot cost a dime.
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Keep in mind that a real stew, which is produced in accordance with GOST, must have the long-established name "Braised Pork" or "Braised Beef." Other product names indicate that the stew is made according to the manufacturer’s technical recipes.
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Give preference to stew in glass jars. Indeed, in this case, you can carefully consider its contents. A quality stew should be visible pieces of meat of a dark red color, which float in brownish juice. Top should be a layer of white or yellowish fat. Look at the jar to be clean, free of smudges. The cover should not have traces of rust, all kinds of damage and defects.
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If you still have to buy canned meat in cans, carefully inspect it. The contents of such cans can only be guessed by the appearance of the packaging. Hold the can in your hands. If in some place it is deformed, then it is better not to buy it. After all, if damaged, the inner coating is broken, which contains zinc, tin, nickel. If they enter the human body, poisoning is possible. A bloated can is additional evidence that the product is spoiled.
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Thus, metal cans should be hermetically sealed, and their lids and bottoms should be flat and concave. The composition of the stew, which is created according to the technical conditions, may include herbal supplements. On the lid of the jar must necessarily be information about the manufacturer and the manufacturer's code.
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Note that in the stew, which is prepared according to state standards, should be 56% meat and fat, the rest is the broth. The meat slices should be approximately 30 grams each and look like one large piece, which should not fall apart when removed from the jar. No odors should be present in the aroma. The meat should be juicy and free from foreign tastes. And one more nuance: direct sunlight should not fall on the product. From this, it can deteriorate before the expiration date.
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How to choose a quality stew. • The product's name. For this stew, GOST provides the names "stewed beef" and "stewed pork, " but not "beef stew" or "pork stew." The last two options, as well as all kinds of “home-made meat”, “special stew” or “tourist's breakfast”, testify to the great initiative of the producer.
Useful advice
In Russia, stew has always been considered a strategic product that is useful in any situation. It is understandable - canned meat is perfectly stored without a refrigerator and is always ready for cooking. But is any stew worth buying? Recently, the purchase of stew has turned into a kind of lottery, it is very difficult to understand what is inside a metal can.