Marinading Meats

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Good article on Science of Marinading meat:
http://homecooking.about.com/od/specificdishe1/a/marinadescience.htm#

What are some marinades you guys use for delicious tender meat for grilling?

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thanks so much Afro , this was a good read :lifey:

I think for desi cooking mostly papaya and yoghurt are used as tenderisers :hmmm:

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Hmm papaya? how do you use it? Do you blend it and add it to meat? I never knew yogurt is a tenderizer? I thought it was just flavor etc....hmm.

Any specific recipe that is good for grilling meat, like steak so it comes out juicy and well seasoned?

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Good read , thanks for sharing. I use commercial meat tenderizer for tenderizing meat and for flavoring , I use desi recipes .

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Yes Afro , Papaya , just cut it out like mango .. and then crush it slightly and apply to the meat and leave aside for a good few hours ...

Yoghurt is certainly a tenderizer , though its not as strong as papaya or other tenderizers ... normally its used for softer meat like chicken etc ...

Tamarind is also a good one ... specially when combined with salt ... on tougher meats .. it comes out nice.

One of the best things to do is , tenderize meat with papaya or yoghurt or what ever tenderizing methods you use... dont add any spices ... leave it for a few hours .. then take it out and dry the meat carefully. then apply powdered spices and ginger /garlic as you want ... leave it again for a few hours ... I feel meat absorbs the spices more when applied to it after drying it ...

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ok does the meat get the taste of papaya, that's what im afraid of? after leaving it in papaya, do i wash it and then apply spices?

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papaya is bs really.. its tenderizing enzymes kick in only when its warmed, like in a stew/salan, and not on the grill. and even in the stew, it'll turn your lovely cut of meat into what looks like overcooked mush if you add too much. just get a tender cut of meat to begin with..

and i havent seen any chicken in the US thats needed any kind of tenderizing.

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afro, you can wash the excess of it .. waise it doesnt have a strong taste that will overpower your dish .. Queer is right , to some extent it starts taking affect when you cook the food ... so keeping some in the marinade will actually help make it tender ...

I have never found the taste any different then the usual meat dishes .. so i would say you try it the first time without washing it out .. and if you find that you dont like the taste , next time remove the most past and just leave a spoonful in for the cooking process .. that should help.