"tenderize" in Chinese (Simplified)

使变嫩 (肉类)

Definition

让肉变得更嫩、更容易嚼，通常通过敲打、腌制或加入特殊成分实现。

多用于烹饪，搭配“肉类”使用。常见说法有“用锤子使肉变嫩”、“加入嫩肉粉”等。几乎不用在食物以外的情境。

Please tenderize the beef before cooking it.

请在烹饪前**使**牛肉**变嫩**。

You can tenderize chicken with a marinade.

你可以用腌料**使**鸡肉**变嫩**。

Use a mallet to tenderize the meat.

用锤子**把**肉**敲嫩**。

I forgot to tenderize the steak, and now it's too tough to eat.

我忘了**把**牛排**弄嫩**，现在太硬咬不动了。

Restaurants often tenderize cheaper cuts to make them more enjoyable.

餐厅常常**把**便宜的肉**处理得更嫩**，这样吃起来更好。

You don't always need a meat hammer to tenderize—sometimes lemon juice does the trick.

**嫩化**肉不一定非要用锤子，有时候柠檬汁也可以。