Australia is one of the best destinations for people in the northern hemisphere to enjoy the sun in winter. But it's too boring if you' re just visiting pastures, landscapes and animals. As a local travel expert, I secretly tell you a entertainment that can only be experienced in Australia, is to eat! Wild! Smell!
And when you're in Australia, there's plenty of game to choose from. Kangaroos, crocodiles, buffaloes, oysters and all kinds of meat are government supported (oh, Australians don't eat cute animals like koalas, and people who like them can read it). Today I'll tell you how it feels to eat kangaroo meat. This is the goods below.
First of all, kangaroos are traditional Australian food
Aboriginal people who have lived on Australian mainland for tens of thousands of years say kangaroos were the traditional food for their survival in the great sailing times before Europeans arrived.
After the European occupation, Australians have for some time gradually begun to stay away from kangaroo meat. But when kangaroos breed rapidly, and until now many times more than the australian population (30 million), government have to order that they are legally welcome to hunt kangaroos. Therefore, kangaroo dishes have become a must on the Australian table.
And the nutrition of kangaroo meat is also let food lovers relish, low fat, low cholesterol, rich protein than rabbit meat, in addition to these, it can also enrich the human body needs minerals, really more healthy and affordable than beef and mutton.
Of course, unless you live in Australia for a long time, it is estimated that no one will often eat kangaroo meat. Therefore, if you have a chance to try it when you travel, it will be a very exciting experience. Many local butcher shops can buy kangaroo meat!
We finally began to eat kangaroo meat, kangaroo meat to eat what kind of taste?
Next, we will look at a kangaroo with a cook mentality. We all know that kangaroos have strong hind legs, jumping ways to make their muscles particularly developed. Although they look gentle and lovely, but when they stand with a strong tail, and lift the long blade of claws to play Boxing with you, you will understand: although they only eat grass, but the wild is not like vegetarian at all...
As a result, such adorable and tyrannical creatures have unparalleled tight meat. If a cooked main course is placed in front of you, no matter which part of the kangaroo, diners can clearly see the texture of the meat. Kangaroo meat and beef are very similar and relatively dark.
If you eat steak, in the moment you cut meat with a knife and fork, there will be a lot of gravy flowing out, eating meat is very tender; if you eat fried meat, chewing can feel the toughness of meat is relatively large.
Meat quality: kangaroo meat on the whole will be tougher than chicken meat, easier to chew than beef, but feel a little dry on the palate.
Taste: kangaroo meat is thicker than chicken and beef. Some people think kangaroo meat has a smell of mutton, but I think it tastes much lighter than mutton.
Which part of the meat is the best?
I have asked professional Australian chefs about this question, who think: cooking kangaroo meat, more legs, tail, waist and back muscles. Among them kangaroo leg and buttock joint place muscle is the best quality. (For a ferocious gourmet lover with sharp teeth, looking at the stout hind leg would be like a bite)
Kangaroo meat
legendary inner chiropractic (Tenderloin Fillet): from the bottom of the kangaroo spine, the meat is soft and suitable for cooking by stewing, pickling and so on.
Muscle around leg joints (Knuckle) and buttock (Rump): suitable for all daily cooking methods (fried, roasted, smoked, pickled)
Tail (Tail): also withstand creative cooking, but slow-fire stew may taste better.
If you are interested in picking different parts of kangaroo meat to challenge your taste buds, refer to the following figure:
Cooking methods for kangaroo meat
First of all, why do you recommend personal cooking:
Kangaroo meat can be bought at a specific supermarket (the price of the BBQ steak is $18.49/ kg)
Kangaroo meat has no less taste than other meat
Kangaroo meat, which is cheaper than beef, is a good choice for foreign students
Kangaroo meat in the supermarket
Speaking of making kangaroo meat dishes, my first choice of cooking is fried, baked.
Because kangaroo meat is low in fat, whether baked or fried, the way to make meat juicy is to extract fat during cooking. Moreover, cooking kangaroo meat requires high heat and speed to prevent it from losing a lot of fat because of its long cooking time (which is similar to steak).
Tip: apply some oil to the steak before cooking.
Since kangaroo meat is produced in Australia, it is also a blessing, because Australia in cooking neutralizes the East and West cooking ideas and innovation.
In addition, kangaroo meat itself is relatively heavy, you can make up for the Chinese flavor of brine and braised spicy, perhaps sweet and sour can also.
Roasted kangaroo meat, fragrant!
The next time you come to Australia, don't forget to taste this Australian cuisine.
