| Whether you are a beginner cook or just looking for | | | | complement it. If in doubt trim it off though. |
| some handy hints about preparing and cooking meat, it | | | | Turn chicken pieces or beefsteaks with tongs instead |
| is always useful to learn new tricks. This is not a | | | | of a meat fork. If you pierce the chicken or beef, the |
| difficult ingredient to cook with but there are some | | | | juices escape and it dries out. Use the meat fork to |
| timesaving tricks you can use if you want to make the | | | | hold your roast securely while you carve it. |
| best recipes. | | | | Mouthwatering Marinated Steak Recipes |
| First of all, did you know that meats and chicken are | | | | You can marinate beef to give it a nice flavor or to |
| easier to slice thinly if they are semi-frozen? Wrap | | | | tenderize it and there are lots of easy steak marinade |
| your chicken or meat in plastic wrap and pop it into the | | | | recipes that you can choose from. You can marinate |
| freezer for fifteen minutes. You will really notice the | | | | steak in wine for a long time to get a tasty result. |
| difference when you cut it. Use the sharpest knife you | | | | However, you should be careful when using lime juice |
| have to make perfect slices and always cut meats | | | | or lemon juice for the marinade. If the recipe tells you |
| against the grain unless the recipe tells you otherwise. | | | | to marinate the meat for four hours, stick to the |
| Ground beef tends to produce a lot of fat when it | | | | guideline. Citric acid will turn meat gray after a while, |
| cooks, especially if you are not using an extra lean | | | | which does not look very appetizing! |
| variety. The best way to remove the fat is to drain the | | | | Cooking with Sausage |
| cooked ground beef on paper towels. Another way is | | | | Did you know that Italian sausage labeled as "sweet" |
| to pour hot water over it while it is draining in a sieve | | | | means that no extra hot peppers were added? If you |
| or colander. | | | | really do not like spicy food, always look out for this |
| If you need small pieces of beef or pork, it might work | | | | instead of the hot sausage because it can be quite |
| out cheaper to buy a larger cut and cut it up yourself. | | | | fiery. |
| You can buy a chuck roast to make beef stew or a | | | | If you prefer heat with your sausage, try Andouille. This |
| pork roast to make baked pork chops. You might | | | | is a spicy Cajun sausage and you can use it in any |
| expect the smaller pieces to be cheaper to buy but | | | | recipe, which calls for smoked sausage. Polish |
| that is not always the case. | | | | sausage, or Kielbasa, is very tasty. This is a fully |
| If you are using leftover glazed ham to make another | | | | cooked smoked sausage although it does taste best |
| recipe, trim off the glaze so it does not clash with the | | | | when you warm it through again. Sausage can be |
| seasonings in the new recipe. This depends what the | | | | added to stews, casseroles, soup recipes, meatloaf |
| new recipe is, of course, since the glaze might | | | | and much more. |