tenderize
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Today’s Americans are fixated on food to a degree that would tenderize the minds of previous generations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Clean your octopus, tenderize it, cure it with kosher salt, and chop it into chunks, then add it to the colander and repeat the process.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2023
Orlando used heavy pressure to tenderize Tullis-Joyce, totaling 12 shots overall in the first half, the keeper saving five before the break.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
Rather than marinate the chicken for hours, 30 minutes will boost flavor and tenderize the meat.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
The result didn’t taste as good as salt, but it was better than nothing, and the same residue could be used to tenderize tough leaves or meat.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
As the broth reduces, it tenderizes the chicken, creating the perfect bite.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2022
In meat marinades, it tenderizes and produces better browning.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 17, 2021
In that marination process, it absorbs all the perfume of the herbs and the tanginess, and it also tenderizes the chicken — and it's so delicious.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2021
The lactic acid in sour cream tenderizes chicken beautifully and also helps crunchy, savory coatings stick to the meat.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2021
Grillmasters use it at the base of marinades, where it tenderizes meat and its mildly tart and subtle flavor blends in with wood smoke.
From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2018
Thorough cooking is especially important for ground and tenderized meat, where pathogens can be mixed in.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2023
On the latter, Yates’ usual youth-crew yawp is tenderized by heartache and isolation — emotional realms he’s started to feel safe exploring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2021
The meat is tenderized by a mallet with spring-loaded needles that break down fibers without sacrificing succulence.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2018
Now my shoes were transforming my feet into tenderized hamburger meat.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2018
No one followed me into the yard where the late afternoon sun had tenderized the midday harshness.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
In a baking pan, cook a snug bed of sliced potatoes in a little water to get a head start on tenderizing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
On special occasions, or the odd Friday, my dad would start the day by tenderizing cube steaks, pounding them with the prickly end of a meat mallet until their surfaces were quilted, back and front.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2023
Recipe developer brined a whole turkey in seasoned buttermilk powder, so that you get the tenderizing benefits of buttermilk without the mess of a wet brine.
From Salon ● Nov. 11, 2021
It creates tenderizing effects by breaking down protein in meat or gluten when used in marinades or baking.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2021
The juices have no where to go, so instead they just stay inside, tenderizing and flavoring the meat.
From The Perdue Chicken Cookbook by Mitzi Perdue
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