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f you don’t know by now, marinating meat is one of the easiest ways to insert flavour and health benefits into meat, no matter your method of cooking or cutting of meat. Marinades can be made of nearly any ingredients, acid or alkaline, wet or dry, but there is a need to know what to use for which meat and when. So, what is a marinade and why is virtually every website, article and recipe online urging me to marinate my meat? 

Mutton is known as the “meat for life”. It is a delicious, versatile meat that can be prepared in numerous ways and utilised in nearly any dish. A meat for life, indeed! Tariq Halal Meats has a number of suggestions on the best ways to prepare mutton:

Poultry is a group of meats that includes much more than chicken! You also can’t forget about the delicious, nutritious and versatile offal

Did you forget to take those boneless chicken breasts or thighs out of the freezer?  No worries - you can probably still cook them tonight!  .  

There are three main ways that are considered the safest ways to defrost chicken.

If you are looking for a healthier way to get the nutritional benefits of red meat into your diet, without increasing your beef intake, bison may be the way to go. Whilst similar to beef in that it is considered red meat, bison is definitely a much healthier cut of red meat.

Wagyu beef.  You’ve heard about it.  You know it costs lots and you’ve likely never had it.  What is it, what’s the big deal and why is it so expensive?  What is the hype all about anyway? Tariq Halal Meats breaks down the Wagyu beef details for you.  

Beef short ribs is one of those dishes that can zhuzh up the presentation of anyone’s culinary skills.  Whilst they are relatively easy to cook, if you get the flavour and method just right, you’ll have a table full of food moaners with mouth-fulls

Did you forget to take the chicken breasts or thighs out of the freezer for dinner tonight?  Don’t worry! You don’t have to order a takeaway now - you can still use the chicken. Tariq Halal Meats has some great time-saving tips for you so you can use the chicken you forgot to defrost!  

Tariq Halal Meats is one of the leading halal meat specialists that provide quality and distinction to customers within the UK, across Europe, and abroad.

With all the diet crazes that are going around these days, you may be confused about what you are hearing. Is red meat good for you? Is red meat bad for you? What kind of fish is best?  What about chicken? What are the best lean meats? Gah!  You might be pulling your hair out trying to figure out what’s fact and what’s fiction.