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The correct way to remove the unpleasant odor and impurities from meat

By analyzing the insights from nutrition experts, women will come to realize that their meat-preparation habits have been entirely mistaken.

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8 December, 2023

Many women use hot water as a method to eliminate impurities when processing meat and bones. However, Truong Chi Cuong, a nutrition expert from Taiwan, says that using hot water is not as good as people think and it even makes impurities and water more easily penetrate into the meat. He also points out some tips that can quickly remove the gamey smell while still preserving the fresh sweet taste of the meat.

Experience in making ground meat

Ground meat is a familiar ingredient for making dishes like dumpling fillings, sausages… very delicious. The meat is usually coarsely ground. Taiwan chef, Lu Yi Tang, suggests that before grinding the meat, it is best to clean the meat to remove impurities and bacteria that cling to the meat. If buying from the market, ask the seller to wash the meat before, or if making at home, wash it with ozone water, RO filtered water before grinding.

In addition, Chef Lu also advises women to choose meat with a fat ratio of 7:3.

Meanwhile, Truong Chi Cuong, who is researching deeply into food, affirms that ground meat must be fatty to have a good taste. He usually buys meat and grinds it himself. He believes that ground meat has a very delicious flavor, can be cooked with any dish, and can feel a very fresh sweet taste.

Truong also shares: “With ground beef, it will be too lean and taste like chicken breast. To make the ground beef dish tastier, you should add 1/3 of pork belly. With this meat ratio, it will have more fat, no matter how it is cooked, it will taste very good”.

Tips on removing the gamey smell and impurities

Many people sometimes feel that pork has a bad smell. Truong points out that the time of slaughtering the pig is in the early morning. After the meat is cut, the meat will be directly put on display at the market stalls. Until noon, because there is no refrigerator, buyers will buy the pieces of meat that have been left in normal temperature for 4 – 8 hours, at this time the meat has oxidized and has a gamey smell.

Truong points out a quick way to remove the unpleasant gamey smell of pork. After washing the meat, put it in a pot of salted water, simmer over low heat for 5 minutes. Then, you will see the boiling water turn slightly cloudy, with a layer of impurities floating on top. It is worth noting that the meat is still fresh, you can change the water several times until the meat odor is completely removed.

Truong explains that this is a method of pressure percolation, using salty water to remove impurities in the meat while still preserving its fresh and delicious taste. However, it is important not to use too hot water or simmer on high heat, as it will quickly cook the meat. The protein on the surface of the meat will denature at temperatures above 65 degrees Celsius, and the high temperature will make the blood and rotten impurities “cooked” and unable to escape, affecting the taste of the meat.

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