I was forced to rethink my weekly shopping on my feet earlier today when a key ingredient wasn't available. As it was horrible outside I decided a casserole might be in order, but I didn't fancy paying Tesco's prices for decent beef. So being a tightwad, I bought a pack of the cheapest cubed beef I could find. In the past this beef has been known to last longer than my shoe leather even when done in a slow-cooker!
However, a spoon of bicarb of soda on it, washed off after about 30 minutes left this the most tender meat I've tasted recently. Apparently, it's a well known Chinese take-away trick.
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