[Sca-cooks] chicken fried steak (OOP)

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Jul 9, 2005, at 1:57 PM, Heather M wrote:

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>> My sister once sprung Liver Stroganoff on the family. She's now a   
>> vegetarian. I'm sure there's no connection between these facts.
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>> Interesting, this whole Swiss Liver Steak thing, because I note  
>> that  when you take chuck or round steak, and hit it with that  
>> papaya-based  meat tenderizer (I forget why this seemed like a  
>> good idea, but there  must have been some reason at the time), too  
>> much of it, or leaving  it too long to macerate, maybe, results in  
>> a flavor I'll charitably  call distinctly... gamy.
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>> Adamantius
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> Papaya has an enzyme that breaks down the bonds between the muscle  
> fibers. So do pineapple and other similar exotics. So, as a sauce  
> prepared on the side, it'll work. Just don't cook or marinate with  
> it, and I wouldn't store the meat and the sauce together.

I'm sorry, maybe I was confusing. The Liver Stroganoff Incident had  
nothing to do with papain-based meat tenderizer. It was just a  
comment on an unfortunate flavor side-effect that papain-based meat  
tenderizer (the stuff you can buy commercially) can have. It seems to  
add a slightly livery flavor.

Luckily, I'm not a big fan of papaya. Now mangoes, on the other  
hand... ;-)

Adamantius



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