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tenderizer

British  
/ ˈtɛndəˌraɪzə /

noun

  1. a substance, such as the plant enzyme papain, rubbed onto meat to soften the fibres and make it more tender

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Use flat side of a meat tenderizer to pound until breasts are of even thickness.

From Salon Apr. 18, 2023

I immediately tried a paste of meat tenderizer, but it did not help.

From Seattle Times Aug. 10, 2022

Q: I have mixed saliva and Adolph’s unseasoned meat tenderizer to immediately take the itch and swelling out of mosquito bites.

From Seattle Times May 11, 2022

Or, if your want to cut the fibers without altering the shape, you can use a bladed meat tenderizer that pierces, but doesn’t flatten it.

From Washington Post Dec. 13, 2021

Processing facilities like Riceland Crawfish in Eunice, La., soften the meat even further using a mechanical tenderizer with rotary blades before distributing it to suppliers.

From New York Times Nov. 30, 2021

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