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New Gluten Free Marinade Seasoning - the Secret of Chinatown Asian Chefs.

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Starport Foods’ Gluten Free Marinade Seasoning (356) – a seasoned, dry, marinade and tenderizer

Make tender, moist and juicy “Velvety” stir-fried meats!
Improve moisture retention over commonly used high sodium soy sauce.

Here is the secret

First:

MARINATE THE MEAT:
For 10 lbs. of sliced or diced meat: Mix 0.4 lb. (7/8 C.) Marinade Seasoning (Starport 356), 1-1/4 C. water and 1 C. oil in a bowl. For all meat, chicken, beef, lamb and goat.
Add to meat, stir and marinate in covered container for 30 minutes or more in refrigerator. Best to make fresh daily batches. (Picture shown: sliced beef)
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Oil blanch meat in deep fryer at 350F in 2-pound batches for 60-80 seconds until internal temperature reaches 160F, loosen and un-clump the meat pieces. Remove and drain. Set aside or refrigerate for final use.

This process seals in the juice quickly and minimum shrinkage. (Picture shown: oil blanching sliced beef)

Finally:

This process produces a moist velvety texture. The velvetized meat (because it is essentially cooked), can be re-cooked in seconds in wok stir-fries, on the griddle, or in the microwave.

For oil free meals, marinate the meat without oil then steam with fresh vegetables. The meat maintains a velvety texture. (Picture shown: velvetized sliced chicken)

Cooking Tips

2 Minute Quick Stir-fry Tips:

1. Velvetize meat

2. Water blanch vegetables in boiling water 20-30 seconds. Drain. (Except DO NOT water blanch onions, celery, garlic and ginger and vegetables or herbs that contain aromatic oil).

3. Heat wok, pan, griddle or Mongolian grill at high heat. Add oil, meat, then vegetables stir-fry or toss-fry 1 minute, then add Starport Sauce stir until steaming hot and done.

This is practiced in Asian restaurants as well as by Asian street vendors. Meat is either pre-velvetized or velvetized when ordered. Vegetables may be pre-blanched then shocked in iced water. Re-blanch veggies to warm up before using in stir-fry.

Use Garlic Ginger Infusion to Add Distinct Asian Flavor

Enhance your stir fries with a distinctive, aromatic Asian aroma and flavor by adding Garlic and Ginger infusion.

Make fresh regularly: 2 C. minced garlic, 1 C. minced fresh ginger roots and 2 C. corn oil. Place all ingredients in a pot and heat at medium heat until ingredient temperature reaches 180F, hold for 5 minutes, remove and place in a covered container. Store in refrigerator.

To heighten the stir fry flavor add 1 tsp. per serving while stir frying meat.

See Garlic and Ginger Fusion Recipe