| Want to know how to marinate meat to be so tender | | | | If you choose to use the crock pot or slow cooker, |
| it melts in your mouth? | | | | then you can still use a vinegar marinade, but |
| Then your first ingredient needs to be vinegar, or | | | | personally, if I am slow cooking the meat, it will most |
| something acidic based, such as canned tomatoes, or | | | | likely be a stew I am making. In this case I would place |
| tomato juice. But personally, the secret ingredient here | | | | the meat in it, then cover with canned tomatoes and |
| is vinegar. You only need about 1/2 cup of it, and you | | | | lots of herbs and spices and other vegetables, such as |
| can dress it up with all kinds of herbs and spices. This | | | | onions and carrots. |
| is the part where you use your imagination. | | | | Get everything ready the night before, and leave it in |
| If the meat is quite thick, then you need to "open up" | | | | the refrigerator, then in the morning, just before you go |
| the meat either by stabbing it with a fork, or with a | | | | to work, get the crock pot going on very low, and |
| meat pounder. Place the meat in a casserole dish, that | | | | head out to work. When you come home your house |
| will let the marinade sit on the meat. Don't use too big a | | | | will smell divine and your dinner with be so tender you |
| dish, or the meat will not absorb the marinade. | | | | would not believe it was that same tough cut of meat |
| Once you have come up with your vinegar based | | | | you had that morning. |
| marinade, then you cover the meat and refrigerate for | | | | Marinating meat, is a great way to keep your grocery |
| at least two hours before you use it, with a minimum | | | | bills down. You can get the cheaper cuts of meat, and |
| of 30 minutes, but I find two hours to be a great | | | | still get the same great taste. You just have to plan a |
| number. If the meat is really tough, you could leave it in | | | | bit more, but it is well worth the savings. |
| the fridge overnight. | | | | Many people are dusting off their crock pots, and using |
| If you absolutely can not stand vinegar, then you can | | | | them again. You can even purchase "already to heat |
| use tomato juice, or lemon juice or even wine. Or try | | | | up in the crock pot instant dinners", but you can make |
| some of the flavored vinegars, such as red wine | | | | the same thing yourself. Plus a crock pot takes the |
| vinegar, | | | | same energy as a light bulb. So, if you are trying to cut |
| If you have meat that is tough, and you are not | | | | back on expenses, especially groceries, then get out |
| planning on barbequing it, then get out the slow cooker | | | | some of those great marinating recipes, you can have |
| or crock pot. It is amazing how tender meat can get | | | | a different taste each night from the same cut of |
| from slow cooking all day in the crock pot. | | | | meat. That should get your mouth watering! |