Pre-Seasoning Meat and Extended Sous Vide Cook Times
In one of my last discussion posts, I mentioned how much I had come to value seasoning meat (beef, chicken, pork) twenty-four hours in advance. But now I am starting to wonder if it is necessary/valuable for some of the extended sous vide cooking times.
For instance, let's say I am going to cook a chuck roast sous vide for thirty-six hours. Is there still a benefit to seasoning the meat twenty-four hours ahead of time? or am I accomplishing the same function simply by means of the length of the sous vide bath?
Comments
Hi Anthony - I don't think you need to season in advance and could make the meat texture a little wonky. Simply seasoning it prior to sealing should provide enough salt that, over the course of the 36 hours, it will be pretty well-seasoned. Good luck! Best, Lynn C.