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A great way to soften tough meat, is to marinade in vegetable juice!

Stab your meat with a fork in many spots, place in a casserole dish, and then pour some vegetable juice over it, cover and leave in the fridge for a few hours, or the day.

Then take your casserole dish, and add a few vegetable to the dish, such as potatoes, carrots, etc, and then cook in a slow oven of 325, to 350 degrees for at least a couple of hours, or depending on the size of the meat portion.

This makes a great warm casserole on a cold day, and the juice makes a nice gravy, and you already have the potatoes and vegetables in the same dish, just serve with some warm bread, and voila! you have a great meal out of some tough meat!

If you have a slow cooker or crock pot, this works great also, just set it up in the morning, by placing the meat in the crock pot, add the vegetable cocktail juice, and some additional pepper if you wish, (although I find the vegetable cocktail juice spicy enough) throw in some cut up potatoes, carrots, onions etc, and leave to cook for the day, you have a fully cooked dinner when you get home from work, and the aroma in your kitchen will spur your appetite!

Just pick up some fresh bread on the way home and maybe a nice dessert and you will have dinner fit for a king out of tough meat!

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