Brilio.net - Processing meat is often a challenge for some people. Not without reason, meat from cows or goats tends to have a tough texture if cooked carelessly. Eating processed meat that is tough or tough can certainly reduce your appetite .
Basically, there are many ways to make meat tender. One method that is widely used is to marinate the meat using pineapple or baking soda. These two ingredients are considered to make meat tender quickly.
But you know what? Meat marinated with pineapple sometimes falls apart if left out for too long. Meanwhile, using baking soda also has the potential to change the taste of meat to make it bitter. For this reason, a number of people also use other methods, such as a Facebook user named Fitri Rahmawati.
Through one of the uploaded videos, Fitri once shared another trick for tenderizing meat quickly. Instead of pineapple or baking soda, he chose to use other kitchen ingredients. Reported by BrilioFood on Friday (21/6), the kitchen ingredient in question is tapioca flour.
photo: Facebook/Fitri Rahmawati
How to use it is quite easy. First of all, prepare the meat that has been cleaned and cut into pieces. Then put it in a bowl and sprinkle with enough tapioca flour. Stir and let sit for 15 minutes.
photo: Facebook/Fitri Rahmawati
When it has been left to rest, pour in the water and stir the meat until the flour dissolves. Only then rinse until clean. That way, the meat will be tender and ready to be processed into various dishes.
Basically, tapioca flour is very effective in making meat tender, you know. Reporting from researchgate.net, tapioca flour has a high amylose and amylopectin content. Amylopectin can form a gel that helps keep meat soft and moist when cooked. That way, the meat doesn't get tough or dry easily.
photo: Facebook/Fitri Rahmawati
On the other hand, tapioca flour can also break down protein. Basically, tapioca flour that has not been fully processed contains protein-breaking enzymes that help break down meat muscle fibers, so the texture is softer. Not only that, tapioca flour's ability to bind water can help keep meat moist when cooked, so the meat will be softer.
This post about tricks for tenderizing meat has been viewed more than 2 million times on Facebook. It's not surprising that many other Facebook users were interested and responded directly in the comments column. Some netizens gave other suggestions for tenderizing meat.
"Some use baking soda, some also use tapioca flour... so you just have to choose... just coat it and let it sit for a while, about 10/15 minutes, then wash it thoroughly in running water and drain it," said Facebook account user Fifie Suwandhani Suwandha.
"Thanks for the info sis... I'll try it later," said Facebook account user Mamahe Askha.
"Oh, that's right, you can try it, Bun," wrote Facebook account user Mama Dongan.
"It's soft too, sis," commented Fitri Yuli's Facebook account.
"Boiled using young papaya guarantees it's soft," said Facebook account user Imam Ikhsan.