{"id":2979,"date":"2024-07-15T22:47:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T22:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlinenews92.com\/?p=2979"},"modified":"2024-07-15T22:47:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T22:47:40","slug":"people-are-only-just-realizing-that-the-red-juice-in-rare-steak-isnt-blood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlinenews92.com\/?p=2979","title":{"rendered":"People Are Only Just Realizing That The Red Juice In Rare Steak Isn\u2019t Blood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Everyone has their favorite way of serving up steak: rare, medium, or well done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But before it\u2019s garnished up on a plate, it can look pretty unappetizing while still in the shops or butchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may have noticed a red liquid oozing out of the steak and presumed it was blood, well you\u2019d be wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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People are just finding out that the red juice in a rare steak isn\u2019t blood. Credit: Alamy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

People are reacting on social media after discovering what the pinkish-red liquid is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was today years old when I learned that the red liquid in rare steak isn\u2019t blood,\u201d one X (formerly Twitter) user writes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another adds: \u201cI did not know that!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A third person says: \u201cThat\u2019s worse, I don\u2019t even know what that is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is upsetting,\u201d somebody else comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what exactly is the pinkish-red liquid oozing out of the steak? Let\u2019s start at the beginning\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Virtually all blood is drained out during the slaughtering process. Credit: Alamy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

During the slaughtering process, virtually all of the blood is drained out, resulting in very little blood, even with the freshest steaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So when you see a steak all packaged up on display with the bloodlike liquid, you\u2019re actually looking at purge.As explained by Bearded Butchers: \u201cAll meat is around 75% water that is held in the cells of the muscle tissue. Frozen and then thawed meat will often have purge in the package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen water becomes ice, it forms crystals. The ice crystals cut the meat cells, and when the meat defrosts, water and myoglobin leak out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many cuts of steak labeled as fresh in-store have been frozen or partially frozen during transportation or storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From this, you\u2019ll find many cuts of meat are packaged with an absorbent pad, intending to soak up the purge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The bloodlike liquid is actually called purge. Credit: Alamy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Steak School explains that older animals usually have more muscle tissue meaning more myoglobin.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cows tended to be harvested at an older age than pigs, so the liquid that leaks from steak appears more bloodlike than the liquid that seeps from pork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The site adds: \u201cWhen it comes time to cook your steak, the myoglobin will darken as it\u2019s exposed to heat and the meat loses its moisture. That\u2019s why a rare steak looks \u2018bloody\u2019 and a well-done steak takes on a grey color.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bearded Butchers says purge should be treated like raw meat, with the site advising people \u2018to avoid packages of meat that have excessive amounts of purge.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The artisan butchery website states: \u201cWhen a package of meat has a lot of purge in it, the meat has lost flavor and tenderness. The more purge, the less moisture in the meat, and the less tasty it will be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why we let meat rest after cooking \u2013 it allows the juices to reabsorb into the meat.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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