Yogurt marinades make meat perfectly tender—here’s why

Open the fridge in most South Asian households, and you will find a tub of thick, creamy yogurt. But this isn’t the sweet stuff that you eat for breakfast with granola and a rainbow array of fruit. It’s the secret ingredient in savory meat dishes like chicken tikka and skewers of tender kebabs.

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If you’re a regular reader (and if you’re not – hi! Come, hang out. You’ll like us, honestly. We’re friendly and we smell good), you’ll know that we’re pretty into our food here. That’s why we got celebrity chef Mario Batali to whip us up a few dishes to try out over the Memorial Day weekend. But wait! There’s more to it.

LEARN HOW TO COOK ANY CUT OF STEAK ABSOLUTELY PERFECTLY

Cooking steak—dirt simple, right? Get your cut of meat, salt and pepper, heat oil in a pan, slap it down, heat till ready. Okay, while it is pretty simple, there are many subtleties you maybe don’t know about involved in selecting, prepping, and cooking various cuts.

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