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when browning ground beef

shortbreadlover — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 01:41:28 GMT

add 1 t water and 1/4 t baking soda and mix together. then mix into the raw ground beef.it changes the ph ofthe beef and makes it brown better and crumble better. you can not taste the bakingsoda, but will make the meat juicier

Re: when browning ground beef

mousiegirl — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 01:46:51 GMT

@shortbreadlover wrote:
add 1 t water and 1/4 t baking soda and mix together. then mix into the raw ground beef.it changes the ph ofthe beef and makes it brown better and crumble better. you can not taste the bakingsoda, but will make the meat juicier

@shortbreadlover I always add just water to break down any ground meat or poultry. works fine.

Re: when browning ground beef

happycat — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 01:48:53 GMT

@shortbreadlover wrote:
add 1 t water and 1/4 t baking soda and mix together. then mix into the raw ground beef.it changes the ph ofthe beef and makes it brown better and crumble better. you can not taste the bakingsoda, but will make the meat juicier

I have never heard this trick, will have to try it. Interesting.

Re: when browning ground beef

shortbreadlover — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 01:48:59 GMT

try ther 1/4 t bakinmgsoda. it works wonders

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dex — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 02:31:49 GMT

@shortbreadlover @I read that Asian chefs use baking soda on the chicken to velvet it for stirfry.

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Sweetbay magnolia — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 02:35:21 GMT

I don't have any around, but I'll consider it the next time I am shopping.

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GenXmuse — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 03:26:04 GMT

Baking soda works like a charm but I usually forget this step!

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colliemom4 — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 03:48:11 GMT

That's an interesting tip. I'l have to try it. Thanks.

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Kachina624 — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 03:59:43 GMT

@shortbreadlover. Is that 1 teaspoon of water? Seems like an insignificant amount.

Re: when browning ground beef

wagirl — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 14:40:34 GMT

Another little trick that works well for ground beef---put the whole block of meat, from the package---my meat comes in 1 lb squares--into the fry pan and let it cook without breaking it up. Let it get that nice brown crust on it, then turn it over and do the other side. Then break it up for whatever you will be using it for. I season it first, but this seems to give a little more beefy flavor to your crumbles and also a nicer appearance. I think ground beef gets an unappetizing grey color most times.

Re: when browning ground beef

loriqvc — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 14:57:36 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@shortbreadlover. Is that 1 teaspoon of water? Seems like an insignificant amount.

@Kachina624 - I'm guessing it's supposed to be 1 Tbsp of water; this is a trick that was discovered by America's Test Kitchen, and that's the formula they used. The water just helps the baking soda dissolve more quickly to start the pH reaction with the beef.

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ID2 — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 15:02:11 GMT

I simply use a potato masher to break up my ground beef when browning. Works like a charm.

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depglass — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 20:31:34 GMT

I didn't realize I had a problem, but I'll give it a try. I added baking soda to some green split peas and they turned a most unappetizing shade of bright, bright green. It disturbed me so much I threw out the batch and started over on the soup. I just couldn't imagine serving something that color and I don't have a clue what was going on. These were organic split peas.

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corita — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 20:55:40 GMT

@ID2 wrote:
I simply use a potato masher to break up my ground beef when browning. Works like a charm.
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I have a neat little gadget from Chef Curtis on HSN. Have had it for sometime and it works great on ground beef....breaks meat clumps up, but not shred it!!

Re: when browning ground beef

vabreeze — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 22:44:13 GMT

@shortbreadlover Do you kniw if this works for other ground meats (turkey, lamb, pork or chicken)?

@shortbreadlover wrote:
add 1 t water and 1/4 t baking soda and mix together. then mix into the raw ground beef.it changes the ph ofthe beef and makes it brown better and crumble better. you can not taste the bakingsoda, but will make the meat juicier

Re: when browning ground beef

sunshine45 — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 23:44:54 GMT

i have one of these gadgets and it works so well in breaking up ground beef/chicken/turkey.....a meat masher. they are pretty inexpensive and can be found in most kitchen gadget stores.

Re: when browning ground beef

Hoovermom — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 23:52:25 GMT

@dex wrote:
@shortbreadlover @I read that Asian chefs use baking soda on the chicken to velvet it for stirfry.

@dex : I have never heard of baking soda on chicken. How much and ??????

Re: when browning ground beef

aroc3435 — Sat, 13 Apr 2019 03:06:00 GMT

@Kachina624 I use 1 teaspoon of baking soda and 1/2 cup of water for every 12 ounces of meat. I set the meat in this mixture for at least fifteen minutes, up to a half hour, then drain and proceed to cook the chicken as desired.

There were a couple of threads on this in the summer of 2016. One was titled Chinese Take Out Secret-You Won't Believe This and the other had Velveting Chicken as part of the title.

Re: when browning ground beef

Kachina624 — Sat, 13 Apr 2019 04:40:21 GMT

@aroc3435. Thanks for the additional information. It's quite different from the other instruction, which the author has not come back to clarify.

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CelticCrafter — Sat, 13 Apr 2019 12:18:10 GMT

@Hoovermom wrote:
@dex wrote:
@shortbreadlover @I read that Asian chefs use baking soda on the chicken to velvet it for stirfry.
@dex : I have never heard of baking soda on chicken. How much and ??????

@Hoovermom @dex I'm pretty sure @shortbreadlover meant cornstarch not baking soda.