Jerky
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 ounces
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 188
- Total Fat
- 6
- Saturated Fat
- 2
- Carbohydrates
- 9
- Dietary Fiber
- 0
- Sugar
- 5
- Protein
- 26
- Cholesterol
- 71
- Sodium
- 1482
- Total: 16 hr 15 min
- Prep: 15 min
- Inactive: 4 hr
- Cook: 12 hr
Ingredients
2 pounds red meat (although you can use elk, bear, venison, wild boar or just about any other critter you can hunt. I stick with beef such as top round steak, flank steak or brisket)
Brine:
2/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
2/3 cup soy sauce
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
2 teaspoons onion powder
1 teaspoon liquid smoke
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon honey
Directions
- Place the meat in the freezer for 1 hour, so that it will be easier to cut.
- Slice the meat with the grain as thin as humanly possible.
- Mix brine ingredients right in a resealable plastic bag (placing the bag inside a large plastic container will make this easier.)
- Place meat strips in brine. Move the meat around so the marinade is evenly distributed around it. Seal bag, working out as much air as humanly possible.
- Lay bag flat in the plastic container and refrigerate for 3 to 6 hours.
- Remove meat from the brine and drain on cooling racks. Discard the brine.
- When the meat is dry place it inside Blo-hard 3000 and set fan to medium. Leave overnight or for at least 12 hours.
- If you don't find yourself in possession of a Blo-hard 3000, place strips directly on oven racks.
- Heat oven to lowest setting and use a blob of foil as a wedge to hold door ajar.
- Oven-dry overnight or until meat reaches a consistency of your liking.
- Store in zip-top bag or jar in a cool dark place for 30 or 40 years or until fuzzy stuff starts to grow on it.