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Brilio.net - Processing beef is often a homework task for many people. Not without reason, beef tends to have a tough texture if it is not cooked well. This can certainly reduce your appetite even if the beef has been cooked with various spices.
Basically, there are many ways you can tenderize beef. One way is to marinate the meat using baking soda or pineapple. These two ingredients are considered to be able to break down the protein that causes beef to taste tough when cooked.
However, apart from these two ingredients, there are actually other ingredients that can be used to tenderize beef, you know. This material was further used by the owner of the Instagram account @ummubalqishaura. Through one of the uploaded videos, he admitted that he only relies on one type of fruit.
Reported by BrilioFood from the Instagram account @ummubalqishaura on Saturday (29/6), the fruit used was papaya. More precisely, he relies on ripe papaya which has a soft texture. But if you don't have any, you can also use young papaya, you know.
photo: Instagram/@ummubalqishaura
Basically, papaya contains substances that can tenderize beef. Reporting from tastingtable.com, proteolytic enzymes can help break down proteins into smaller components. This will have an impact on the texture of the beef, which will soften more quickly when cooked later.
Well, how to use it is quite easy. First of all, peel and wash the papaya fruit. Make sure all the seeds are removed, okay? Then cut it into small pieces, then blend it until it is smooth like juice.
photo: Instagram/@ummubalqishaura
In the video, Instagram user @ummubalqishaura admits to using 1/4 papaya. However, this dosage can be adjusted according to the amount of meat you want to cook, OK? So, papaya juice can be mixed directly with beef that has been cut into pieces. Next, stir and marinate for approximately 30 minutes.
photo: Instagram/@ummubalqishaura
If it has been marinated, rinse the meat until it is really clean. Make sure there are no remaining pieces of papaya still attached because it will affect the taste of the meat when cooked. At this stage, the meat breaks down more easily when cut, indicating that the beef is tender and ready to be cooked.
photo: Instagram/@ummubalqishaura
This post about tricks for tenderizing beef has been viewed more than 109 thousand times on Instagram. Who would have thought, many other Instagram users were interested and also provided direct responses in the comments column. Some netizens even admitted that they had succeeded in applying this trick directly.
"I've tried it, mashaAllah, qadarullah I have papaya that can't be eaten at home, so I use this and it's really worth it," said Instagram @sskiapujilstr.
"I usually use young papaya. I just found out that you can use ripe ones too. I won't try it tomorrow if I don't have any young papaya," wrote the Instagram account @nuintrush.
"I used the leaves hehehe for satay yesterday, thank God it wasn't too much," explained Instagram @gazbiiii.
"Wow, I just found out that the fruit can also be used using the leaves," said Instagram @nentivember.
"Wow, it's really possible, umm, try it Ahh," commented the Instagram account @namichilie.
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