What Is a Substitute for Meat Tenderizer?
Some cuts of meat are naturally tender and take very little effort to chew. Other, less expensive cuts need tenderization or extra preparation. Cutting meat against the grain, or certain cooking techniques can help tenderize meat. Restaurants sometimes use processed tenderizers to make a less expensive steak tender. But those tenderizers, which dissolve the sinewy connections in the meat, are not always tolerated by the consumer. There are substitutes for processed meat tenderizers.
