Personally I have wondered how they get their meat so wonderfully tender… Finally I found the answer. Go ahead, have a peek and try it out for yourself
Let’s talk about velvet. As a verb.
If you’ve ever paused mid Beef & Broccoli to wonder how Chinese restaurants get their stir-fried meats so silky and tender, you may be intrigued by the concept velveting and its implications in your kitchen. This is something I’ve been playing with for a while, as I’ve got one of these small people who finds the texture of meat challenging.
Velveting meat is a gentle approach to meat cookery, and one that prevents the fibres of the meat from tightening and toughening.
Have you ever sat beside someone while they chewed a single bite of hot dog or chicken for 45 minutes? It’s just a marathon of wet mouth noises. There’s no bouncing back from that, and a little piece of you will die as your exhortations to “please, please swallow that right now” become increasingly frantic. Misophonia is a thing, and toddlers are known to…
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