NEVER Eat Tough Meat Again This Secret Ingredient Makes It Melt in You
Long-form17:53Education
Published Sep 26, 2026, 9:28 PM · 2w ago
Mike Miller - Cooking
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Description
0:00 Why cheap cuts get overlooked
1:37 What makes meat tough
3:33 Salting and the seasoning jar
6:03 Milk and buttermilk for pork and chicken
7:40 Low, moist, covered cooking
9:19 Flour, gravy, and cutting the meat
11:50 The vinegar and onion method
14:57 Safety, limits, and the final method
I show how I turn inexpensive, tough cuts into tender, juicy meat using pantry staples and a few simple techniques. We’ll look at why cuts like round steak, chuck roast, pork shoulder, and old chicken become tough in the first place.
I walk through salting ahead of time, using a simple seasoning jar, soaking pork and chicken in milk or buttermilk, and cooking low, moist, and covered. I also explain how flour creates gravy, why resting and cutting across the grain matter, and how to finish the process with the key combination of vinegar and onion.
I also cover safe refrigerator marinating, the limits of enzyme powders, and when not to use vinegar. No special equipment or expensive ingredients are required—just time, attention, and ingredients already found in many pantries.
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Details
- Published
- Sep 26, 2026, 9:28 PM
- Length
- 17:53 (1,073 s)
- Format
- Long-form
- Category
- Education
- Audio language
- EN
- Quality
- HD
- Captions
- No
- Made for kids
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- Licensed content
- No
- Video ID
- 5V2Q-OQabmk
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