Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for tenderizing beef by electrical stimulation is characterized by a rectal electrode having a tubular stainless steel shaft with a solid brass tip at one end and an insulative handle at the other end. An insulative post is connected to the handle at an angle to facilitate probe deployment when the carcass is suspended from a hind leg. The applied electrical stimulation is applied for approximately one minute in the form of a series of low voltage pulses, on the order of twenty volts, having a repetition rate of thirty pulses per minute with a fifty percent duty cycle. The probe is inserted and power applied immediately after the carcass is hoisted on the bleeding rail and bled in order to maximize the effect of the applied energy.