Tips to help remove the bad smell of pork

Pork purchased is not fresh, may have an unpleasant odor, directly affecting the flavor and quality of the dish. Therefore, housewives should immediately save some tips to remove the odor of pork below and apply immediately if you are experiencing this situation.

Pork meat and bones

If you buy this type of meat or bone, boil it in boiling water for about 3 minutes, then drain the water, wash the meat or bone again and then process it into other dishes.

When making boiled meat, add a crushed onion to the meat, the onion will help remove the bad smell. In addition, after boiling the meat, you can add a few drops of white wine and then take it out to drain, the meat will no longer have a bad smell and the food will be delicious. Skimming the foam regularly also helps clean the meat.

In addition, if you want to keep the meat white after taking it out and leaving it in the air, boil a pot of water with a little vinegar and a little salt, wait for the water to boil then put the meat in. Let it boil for about 3 minutes, then pour out all the water and wash the meat thoroughly. Or boil another pot of water and put the meat in to boil until cooked after blanching the meat in boiling water.

To see if the meat is cooked, simply poke a chopstick through the meat and if you don't see pink juice coming out of the meat, it means the meat is cooked.

Tips to remove the bad smell of frozen meat

Use onion and ginger

To remove the odor of frozen pork, first prepare a pot of water with enough water to boil the meat. Next, add one to two tablespoons of salt, two large peeled onions, a large piece of crushed ginger, and turn the stove to high heat.

Wait for the water to boil until the essential oils from the onions and ginger are released and dissolved in the water. At this point, put the pork in to boil for about 2 minutes, remove it and rinse it under cold water to firm it up. Let the meat drain and housewives can proceed to prepare the dish as usual.

Use lemon and vinegar

Another effective method to remove the smell of frozen pork is to use a mixture of lemon and vinegar.

First, defrost the pork for at least 8 hours. Meanwhile, prepare a mixture of juice from two lemons, two tablespoons of salt, and three tablespoons of vinegar.

When the meat is defrosted, wear gloves and rub the meat evenly with the above mixture for 2-3 minutes and let it soak for about 10-15 minutes. After that time, rinse with clean water and you can prepare the dish with delicious flavor.

Deodorize pork kidney

Cut the kidney in half lengthwise, use a meat knife to remove the fat inside to keep the kidney from smelling.

Wash the pork kidney with a little cold water mixed with salt, then put the washed kidney in a bowl of cold water mixed with a little salt and ginger to create crispness and effectively remove odors (you can replace wine and ginger with vinegar), soak for about 10 minutes then remove and drain. At this point, you can leave the kidney whole to boil or slice it thinly to stir-fry or cook.

Deodorize wild boar meat

First, pour boiling water directly over the entire skin, then use a razor to scrape off the hair and dirt, then rinse thoroughly. Next, rub salt over the entire piece of meat, leave for 15 minutes, then rinse thoroughly.

Then, you put the meat into the pot of boiling water, boil for about 3 minutes. In this blanching water, you add a little white wine and a few crushed onions. After blanching for 3 minutes, you take it out, wash it again and process it the way you want.

Deodorize boar meat

In some male pigs, the meat often has a more foul smell. If you accidentally buy male pig meat, wash it with salt or wine. Then, put the meat on the charcoal grill until the outside is golden brown and about 60-70% done. Then cook it, but you should cook it in a fake dog style so that spices such as galangal, lemongrass, shrimp paste, fermented rice, five-spice powder, etc. overpower the foul smell of the male pig meat.

Deodorize sow meat

After buying the meat, wash it with water, then rub it with lemon and salt, and marinate it for about 10 minutes. Then, wash it again and cook it. If you want to be more careful, you can blanch it in boiling water with a little wine for 3 minutes, then wash it again before cooking.

According to VTC