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Meat glaze

A meat glaze is like a special sauce that you put on meat to make it taste even better! Remember how your Mom or Dad puts ketchup on your burger? It's kind of like that, but fancier.

So, when chefs cook meat, they sometimes use a special technique to create a meat glaze. They put the meat in a hot pan and let it cook until it's brown and crispy on the outside. Then they add a delicious mixture made with things like sugar, vinegar, and spices. This mixture turns into a sticky sauce that coats the meat and makes it really yummy.

Think of it like decorating a cake. After you bake the cake, you might add some frosting and sprinkles to make it look and taste better. A meat glaze is like that – it takes the meat from plain to flavorful!
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