Why experienced cooks add citric acid to food: you will be surprised when you find out

Citric acid can bring many benefits during the cooking process.

It helps to improve and reveal their taste from a new side.

Chef Yulia Arkhipova explained how to use citric acid.

Culinary benefits

This ingredient can be used for preserving as an alternative to vinegar.

For the marinade you will need a quarter teaspoon of this product per liter.

Citric acid will also add a slightly sour taste to various jams.

You can use it in a marinade for meat. It will make it softer and juicier.

For a kilogram of meat you will need half a teaspoon of citric acid. Add spices, mix everything and leave for an hour.

You can add it to desserts or baked goods. Thanks to this, the taste of the dishes will sparkle with new colors.

Citric acid can also be used for borscht. It will help preserve the bright color of the dish.

Earlier we talked about whether it is possible to throw dumplings into boiling water.