Abstract: A meat tenderizing mallet for use in association with meat and meat tenderizer fluid, the apparatus comprises a handle formed in an cylindrical configuration with an inboard end including screw threads; a mallet head having an open top, an open bottom and a bore formed therein, the bore adapted to be coupled to the inboard end of the handle, a lid being coupled to the open top of the mallet head; and a base plate having an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface having a plurality of generally pyramidal shaped protrusions, each protrusion including an aperture positioned therethrough, the inner surface of the base plate being coupled to the open bottom of the container, in an operative orientation a user filling the container with tenderizing fluid and striking the meat, this action causing injection of tenderizing fluid into the meat thereby facilitating meat tenderizing.