Choose Fresh and Delicious Pork
When shopping, you should choose pieces of pork that have a fresh pink color, firm and solid meat. Pork should have a layer of white fat and thin skin. When you press your finger on the meat, the surface should be dry, not sticky, and the meat should have good elasticity.
Avoid buying pork that is too dark or too pale in color, has a strange smell, yellow fat, and white spots on the meat. When you press your finger on the meat, it should feel soft and tender, and the meat should be sticky.
Preprocessing Pork before Preservation
After buying the meat, it should be divided into pieces that are enough for one meal. Prepare a bowl of diluted saltwater with lemon. Wash the meat with this water and then rinse it again with warm water. Let the rinsed meat air dry or use a clean towel to pat it dry. The saltwater will help kill bacteria on the meat. In addition, the citric acid and vitamin C in the lemon will help the meat stay fresh for a longer time.
Before freezing, you must ensure that the meat is completely dry. Otherwise, the water will turn into ice around the meat, making it lose its natural sweetness when thawed.
Brushing Alcohol, Oil, and Honey on the Pork
You should prepare a small bowl of high-proof white alcohol, a bowl of oil, and a bowl of honey. Brush the white alcohol on the entire surface of the meat. The alcohol will help sterilize the meat. Then, brush a thin layer of honey on the meat. Honey is a natural preservative that helps prolong the shelf life of the meat. Additionally, the sugar in honey will keep the meat moist and prevent the nutrients from escaping. Finally, brush a layer of cooking oil on the meat to create a protective barrier and prevent bacteria from entering.
If you don’t want the meat to have the sweet taste of honey, you can skip the step of brushing honey on the meat. Just brushing alcohol and cooking oil on the meat is enough.
Wrap and Freeze the Meat
After completing the preprocessing steps, wrap the meat tightly with food wrap to prevent air from entering. You can further wrap the meat with aluminum foil or put the meat in a tightly sealed container. If you have vacuum-sealed bags, you can use them to preserve the meat.
Put the tightly wrapped meat in the freezer compartment of the refrigerator to freeze and use gradually. When using, take a piece of meat from the freezer compartment to the refrigerator compartment a few hours in advance or leave it overnight for the meat to thaw slowly.