Speaking
on RTÉ's Prime Time last night, Martin McAdam of McAdam Foods, at the
groundzero (pun intended) of Burgergate said he was unable to explain why meat
he had sourced from two separate Polish factories had tested positive for horse
meat. Here's a thought Martin.....BECAUSE THEY KILLED SOME HORSES AND CHUCKED
THEM IN THE GRINDER! How hard is that to understand?
Jaroslaw
Naze, the Polish Deputy Director of the General Veterinary Inspectorate, has
said there are no indications that the mixing of horse meat with beef, which
was used for burger production, took place in Poland. This is extraordinary.
So, the
horse wasn't mixed with the cattle in Poland? Then, logic dictates, it was
mixed somewhere else. This is turning into an International conspiracy
With the
disclosure that some Findus products were found to contain 100% equus how many
end users have been affected?
However,
for all you horse lovers, and, as a National Service, here's a guide to cooking
the poor creatures (take particular notice of point No.5). ....Courtesy of www.metro.ca
1. Horse
meat can be prepared in exactly the same way as beef.
2. Care
must be taken when cooking horse meat because it is very tender and requires
little time to cook. For maximum tenderness, it is always preferable to sear
the meat quickly then reduce the heat until the meat is done.
3.
Depending on personal taste, most cuts of horse meat can be eaten pink. Ground
horse meat should, of course, be well done.
4. Each
cut of meat has its own cooking method: tender and very tender cuts can be
roasted, grilled, sautéed or pan-fried.
5. Horse
meat has the inconvenience of being extremely fragile so it is easily
contaminated, particularly ground meat.
