1. chuck
2. rib
3. loin
4. round
5. flank
6. brisket
7. shank
8. plate
1. chuck
2. rib
3. loin
4. round
5. flank
6. brisket
7. shank
8. plate
You want to use a moist low and slow techniques such as braising, stewing, slow cooker, and pressure cooker. These methods turn the collagen into gelatin making a tender meat without drying it out.
1. Trim the silver skin off with a sharp knife. This is the most quick and effective method.
2. Pound the meat with a mallet, this breaks down the elastin fibers physically.
3. Slicing the meat very thinly against the grain. This breaks the connective tissue into smaller manageable pieces.
The three types of connective tissue are collagen, elastin, reticulin.
The two we must consider when fabricating and cooking are collagen and elastin.