摘要 |
A process for preparing an uncured meat product, which comprises providing raw meat, treating the raw meat by introducing throughout the body thereof a salt composition comprising a solution or suspension of sodium and/or potassium chloride containing substantially no proteolytic enzymes, nitrate or nitrite, heat-treating the meat, each single piece of which having a mass of at least 50g, under conditions to restrict moisture loss so as to form a heat-treated product, the toughness of which is reduced as compared with the raw meat, cooling the product and optionally cutting the cooled product into saleable-sized cuts. |