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Brilio.net - Beef is many people's favorite food ingredient. Apart from being delicious, this meat also has lots of nutrients, you know. Reporting from webmd.com, beef contains protein, zinc, various vitamins and other nutrients. Good nutrition is useful for preventing anemia, increasing immunity, and strengthening muscles.
Apart from that, beef can also be stored for a long time, up to months. Yup, the way to do this is by freezing it in the freezer . However, frozen meat will be difficult to process. Therefore, frozen beef must be thawed first before processing.
However, thawing frozen meat is still a challenge for many people. Usually, people will choose the method of dousing the meat with hot water. But did you know, this method is not recommended because it will reduce the nutrition in beef. According to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), thawing frozen meat with hot water can actually promote bacterial growth.
So, how do you defrost frozen meat properly?
The owner of the Instagram account @asahid_tehyung shared a trick for thawing frozen beef which is called the defrost process. The beef he wanted to desoft had been in the freezer for 6 months. According to him, this method is safe to do because it is based on the knowledge he learned at school. He also does not recommend the defrost process using hot water. Meanwhile, in this trick he uses 2 kitchen ingredients, namely vinegar and salt.
"Here are the do's and don'ts of how to defrost frozen beef. These tips keep the meat fresh and safe!" he wrote, quoted by BrilioFood from Instagram @asahid_tehyung on Friday (28/6).
photo: Instagram/@asahid_tehyung
There are two tricks you can do before getting to the core process. First, transfer the frozen meat to the chiller for 24 hours. If you want a faster process, choose the second method, namely moving the frozen meat to the microwave.
You need to pay attention, don't leave or thaw frozen meat at room temperature because it can add bacteria.
"After using the microwave, don't store it at room temperature, because it can cause bacterial growth, just cook it straight away," he said.
photo: Instagram/@asahid_tehyung
After that, prepare water, pour in vinegar, add salt, and dissolve until smooth. Then add the frozen meat that you just thawed. This step will make the meat soft and delicious when cooked. Apart from that, it also helps maintain the cleanliness and freshness of the meat during thawing.
"The antibacterial properties of vinegar and salt can help maintain cleanliness and freshness during thawing, but they must be rinsed with water," he said.
photo: Instagram/@asahid_tehyung
Yup, you can do the soaking process in the vinegar and salt solution for 30 minutes. The measurements stated by the account owner are 1 to 1, meaning that every 500 grams of meat requires 500 ml of water, 1 tablespoon of salt and 1 tablespoon of vinegar. So, after soaking for 30 minutes, rinse the meat with clean water to remove vinegar and salt residue.
Now, you can cook meat that has gone through the defrosting process immediately. The reason is, according to the owner of this account, meat that has been thawed should not be left at room temperature, doused with hot water, and frozen back in the freezer. So, interested in trying?
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