Qurban meat is one of the most awaited things for many people during Eid Al-Adha. For those who do not know, the celebration of Eid Al-Adha actually follows the completion of the Hajj pilgrimage. Specifically, at the Qurbani time. An important celebration.
To understand more about it, Eid-Al-Adha is indeed to commemorate the dedication of Prophet Ibrahim to Allah SWT. It is also for his preparation to give up his own child that is Ismail. At the exceptionally point of giving up, Allah SWT then supplanted Ismail with a ram. The ram is actually got used to being butchered instead of his child. It was surely a test for Prophet Ibrahim.
Even though the celebration happens every single year, there are some people who might still not know what is important to do during the celebration. This also includes before, during, and after the Eid Al-Adha celebration. Especially for the Qurban meat.
Dos And Don’ts For Qurban Meat
1) Store the meat using the right method.
It is actually very important for you to store the meat using the right method. If you do it wrongly, you might just have to forget about wanting to cook the meat because it would have spoiled already. The right method would be to let the meat cool down on its own. Importantly, let it cool down in an open environment. Then, you have to keep the meat in a cool environment such as the freezer. It is very important not to wrap the meat with a thin material in the freezer. If not, you will have meat with freezer burn.
2) Know the right method to cook the meat.
There are so many options that you can choose to cook the meat. Ideally, you can choose to cook it using the BBQ method. This is because this recommended method does not use any other additional fat. Other than that, existing fat on the meat also would trickle away. Keep the meat within the cool environment for almost 10-15 minutes before you are fully prepared to cook the meat.
Sources: Muslim Aid, Shifa International Hospitals Ltd.