Meat Tenderizer (urgent)

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I got this product by Shan which mind you smells worst than meat itself. disgusted

Anyway … so I ended up leaving it on meat for 45 mins like the directions said but washed it off since I couldn’t take the smell and the end results… meat was still not tender enough after being cooked.

Was washing off not the right thing to do?

What if I leave it on for a few hours (rather than 45 mins), wash off then cook the meat?

Please reply asap. I need to cook a few meat dishes by tonight.

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Re: Meat Tenderizer (urgent)

We used underripe green papaya as a meat tenderizer - we're not fond of the meat tenderizing powders/pastes because of that chemically smell/taste.

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^Yeah same here.......didn't wanna use a chemical product but the meat we got this time just doesn't get tender enough. I have never used papaya for that purpose, might give it a try when I get it next time.

For now all I have is the shan meat tenderizer in powder form. :(

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who is coming over tonite? I know I am not :p

and meat tenderizer.. how about a pressure cooker? I dun own one but I heard it's magical!!

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Saj, use papaya next time .. and excellent tenderizer … and stay away from chemicals … for something like shan powder , its expected to keep the meat for a few hours , 45 minutes is not enough for it … I too wash it off if ever i use it ..coz it smells disgusting and the last thing i want in my food is all that smell :no:

khair , use a pressure cooker for nw , but for future , do try out papaya , it works like a dream :@:

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I know, the smell is disgusting. If you have to, buy McCormick's tenderizer. Otherwise if you marinate any meat for 24 hours, it gets tenderized automatically.

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GTG, my family. :smiley:
You are welcome to come over anytime and you know that.

CB, I don’t have a pressure cooker although hubby suggested one recently. I think I should get one of those.

Niks, all they had was shan meat tenderizer. Although I don’t like shan products but thought I would give it a try.

Lekin ab main kia karoon? :crying:

I think i’ll keep it on for a few hours since I have plenty of time and see how that works.

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What kind of meat is this?

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how do u use the papaya?

i agree..it smells like feet.

urgh.

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Although Shan meat tenderizer smells bad & really really bad it won't affect the taste or smell of the meat once its done. I have used Shan meat tenderizer before. Both time the meat was marinated for almost 13 hours though. Go ahead & use it. You don't need to wash it off.

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You can slice it really thin & mix it with the meat or blend it & make a paste out of it. They even have ready made Raw papaya paste in most Desi grocery stores now.

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Puree the papaya and put in on the meat like paste to marinate for a few hours. Key is, the papaya must be green/underripe.

Since a single papaya yields a lot, we put it in an ice-cube tray, freeze it and use as necessary. You don't really need more than one/two cubes for a pound of meat.

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I used raw papaya for the first time this week and omg its amazing. Meat was falling apart after just few hours..

I've used tenderizers in the past, I don't have bad experience with it. There are some that are seasoned. Just don't buy those. I haven't tried Shaan's.

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do you wash the papaya off after?

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are these papayas available in regular grocery stores or specifically in desi stores?

and what recipes call for meat tenderizer? or is it any meat recipe? (chinese/desi etc)?

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Yeah Sara, I got it from Jackson Hts. Any desi store would have them. Its call "katcha papita." Its green in color and you have to use the skin of papaya too.

I use tenderizers for steaks, lamb roast etc.

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You can also get it from Chinese supermarkets if you don't have a desi store close by. Also, no, you do not wash it off.

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thanks sehr!

also, if i wanted to marinate my meat, would I have to use the papaya first, tendorize it, and then marinate the meat? or can i do it all at the same time?

yes, i am NOT a domestic goddess :(

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You can combine the papaya wth your marinade - no need to do separate steps.