| If you've selected pork, beef, chicken or turkey, it's important to tenderize it. |
| To get the steak ready, lay it between two sheets of plastic wrap and tenderize it by pounding it flat with a meat mallet. |
| Some recipes state to marinate meat and poultry for several hours or days, either to tenderize or add flavor. |
| As the types of meat were as likely to be lower quality animals, methods were needed to help tenderize the tougher cuts of meat. |
| Meat and poultry can be marinated for several hours or days to tenderize or add flavor. |
| There is some debate as to whether or not marinades actually tenderize meat. |
