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Cooking & Baking

MiHale

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1. Works like a charm been doing it for years...

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sat Mar 25, 2023, 01:50 PM

Mar 2023

Just remember to rinse off and pat dry. Told a friend years back he said the meat was all slimy, I asked did you rinse? No, says the dude. Well! Says I. Moral of story: BE SURE TO RINSE!

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"Velveting" meats for stir fries, does anyone do this? [View all] irisblue Mar 2023 OP

Works like a charm been doing it for years... MiHale Mar 2023 #1

Thanks, I'll be trying this method soon. irisblue Mar 2023 #2

I Intend To Try It, Ma'am The Magistrate Mar 2023 #3

I love love love that website. Those food photos lead me to think I can do anything irisblue Mar 2023 #7

GREAT website Kali Mar 2023 #15

I saw a video sometime or other about salting high quality steaks like that overnight bucolic_frolic Mar 2023 #4

It works really well. I do it every time I make something like Mongolian Beef and catbyte Mar 2023 #5

I've been using cornstarch and (Chinese cooking) wine for stir fries -- fierywoman Mar 2023 #6

The technique is a little different for chicken Warpy Mar 2023 #8

Yep, I do it for my beef stir fries. DinahMoeHum Mar 2023 #9

I velvet meat regularly mike_c Mar 2023 #10

I am marking this to give it a try questionseverything Mar 2023 #11

My son did this recently Diamond_Dog Mar 2023 #12

That's a new one for me... 2naSalit Mar 2023 #13

I have heard about the velveting technique, Callalily Mar 2023 #14

Thanks for the idea Marthe48 Mar 2023 #16