tenderize
Example Sentences
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“The tannins in the tea tenderize the chicken, and the sweetness from the tea and the soy sauce infuse into the chicken,” Biegel added.
From Salon
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
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
Rather than marinate the chicken for hours, 30 minutes will boost flavor and tenderize the meat.
From Washington Times
There are no recipes for using a wine cork to cook and tenderize meat, but Beitchman speculated that the hack "might have some mild effect if the meat is ground down really fine."
From Salon
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