Deer Jerky 1
1 1/2 To 2 lbs lean boneless deer meat, partially frozen
1/4 c Soy sauce
1 tb Worcestershire sauce
1/4 ts Ground pepper
1/4 ts Garlic powder
1/4 ts Onion powder
1/4 ts Hickory smoked salt
1/4 c Firmly packed brown sugar
1 sm Bottle liquid smoke
Trim all fat from the meat. Slice the meat as thinly as possible. In a bowl combine the remaining ingredients. Stir until dissolved. Add the meat and mix well. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Shake the excess liquid from the meat and arrange in a shallow pan or cookie sheet. Dry the meat in a 150F or 200 degree F oven until dry and brown, a minimum of 8 hours. Cool, remove from the pan, and store in a glass jar.
Chinese Beef Jerky
3 lb Flank steak – or London broil
Marinade:
1/2 c Light soy sauce
4 1/2 tb Honey
4 1/2 tb Dry Sherry
6 lg Garlic cloves – minced
1 1/2 tb Ginger – fresh, minced
1 1/2 tb Sesame oil
1 1/2 tb Red pepper – crushed
Dash freshly ground white pepper
Cut meat in half lengthwise and slice diagonally crosswise into paper-thin strips 1-1/2 to 2 inches wide and 4 inches long. Transfer to shallow pan. Combine marinade ingredients and rub thoroughly
into meat. Arrange meat on racks and let dry at cool room temperature overnight (do not refrigerate). Preheat oven to 250 F. Line two large baking sheets with foil and set wire rack(s) on top of each. Arrange meat on racks in single layer. Bake 30 minutes. Reduce heat to 175 F and continue drying meat another 40 minutes (meat should be lightly browned but not burned). Let meat continue to dry on racks at cool room temperature overnight before packing into jars. Dried meat can be brushed lightly with sesame oil for additional flavour and shine. Makes 36 pieces or 10 buffet servings.
Jim’s Jerky
1 lb Steak or roast
5 tb Soy sauce
3 tb Worcestershire sauce
2 tb Brown sugar
1 ts Paprika
1/2 ts Pepper
1/2 ts Garlic powder
1/2 ts Onion powder
Trim ALL the fat off the meat and slice into 1/4″ thick strips. Mix other ingredients together. Marinate meat overnight in the mixture. Line cookie sheets with foil and arrange meat on it in a single layer. Dry for 8 or more hours at 200 deg F, turning every 2 hours. Cool and store in a tightly covered jar or sealed in a plastic bag. Other marinade ingredients [ optional]: 1/2 ts or more hot pepper sauce/1/4 ts cayenne/1 ts chili powder 1 tb or more liquid smoke 1 tb parsley flakes 1/2 ts ginger 1/2 ts allspice
Marinated Beef Jerky
1 lb Beef; your choice; if not tender cut; slice paper thin; tender cut slice 1/8 to 1/4″ thick
1/2 ts Pepper
1 ts Onion powder
1/2 ts Garlic salt
3 tb Soy sauce +1 teaspoon; can use light
5 tb Worcestershire sauce
Trim all fat off the beef. Mix other ingredients together. Marinate meat overnight in the mixture. Remove from marinade and pat meat between towels. Line cookie sheet with foil and arrange meat on it in a single layer. Dry for 8 or more hours at 200~, turning after 6 hours. Cool and store in a tightly covered jar or sealed in plastic bag.
Microwave Jerky
1/2 lb Trimmed venison *
1/4 ts Salt
1/3 ts Garlic Powder
1 ts Accent
1/4 ts Black Pepper
1/4 c Worcestershire Sauce
1/4 c Soy Sauce
1/4 c Water
6 Drops Liquid Smoke
Cut meat into 1/8″ thick strips, which is easier if it is slightly frozen. combine ingredients, and place with meat in refrigerator overnight to marinate. Then place the meat strips in a microwave roasting rack. set the microwave on high for 4 to 6 minutes. after 4 minutes add time in 30 second increments. The idea is to have a dried jerky, which means a color change from brown to dark brown, and a consistency in the meat that has changed from supple to leathery in it’s texture. That’s it!
Modern Jerky
2 lb Round steak; 1″ thick
1/2 c Worcestershire sauce
1 ts salt
-pepper to taste
2 tb Parsley flakes
1/4ts Garlic powder; optional
Note: Chili powder, barbeque salt, paprika, horseradish, and onion salt or flakes may also be used in the marinade. (Or any ideas of your own).
Slice steak into 1/2 inch wide strips and place in a single layer in a pan or baking dish. Mix other ingredients and pour over meat. Marinate in refrigerator overnight. Remove and place meat carefully on cookie sheet. Dry in 175~ oven for one hour and then reduce temperature to 150~. Continue baking strips in the low oven until dry, but pliable, one to three hours. Cool jerky and store in tightly sealed containers.
Original Jerky
Meat; cut into 1/2″ thick by 1″ wide
Wire
Cord
-brine solution; boiling
1 cu salt
1 ga water
Cut meat strips 1/2 inch thick by 1 inch wide. String onto a piece of wire or cored. Dip into boiling brine solution (1 cup salt to 1 gallon water) until meat loses its red color. Remove meat from water and let drip dry. Hang near a fire, but not so close as to cook the meat. May be air dried or sun dried, but this takes much longer (days or weeks), and the meat must be protected from insects.
Oven Jerky #2
1 Flank Steak
1 Clove
1/2 cup Honey
Pepper
4 tablespoon Lemon Juice
1/2 cup Soy Sauce
Salt
Put steak in freezer for 1/2 hr, until just firm. Slice across the grain into 1/4″ thick strips. Combine remaining ingredients and marinate steak strips in this for at least 2 hours. Place slices on rack in pan, and dry in oven at 150 degrees for 12 hours, or until when bent, it will crack, but not break
Pillow Case Jerky
1 lg Boneless Butt Roast
-Salt And Pepper
Get as large a Boneless Butt as you can. Cut the individual muscles out of the meat and cut off and discard all the fat and connecting tissue. Cut the meat across the grain as thin as possible. 1/16 to 1/8th of an inch. The thinner the slices, the easier it will be to dry. Salt and pepper the meat generously on both sides, using more pepper than salt. Lay out the meat strips on a cake or oven rack without overlapping them. Set the rack in an insert fireplace and cook on low heat for 8 to 10
hours, turning every 3 to 4 hours, until dried. You can do the same with a dehydrator or oven, but it wont turn out as good. After it’s done, store in a pillowcase. Don’t STORE it in plastic, as the meat has to be able to breath, and a paper sack will leave a paper taste.
Smoked Hamburger Jerky
1/2 cup Soy sauce; can use light
1 tb Allspice
4 tb Sugar
2 ts Fresh ginger; grated
1 Clove garlic; minced
1 tb Liquid smoke; hickory or mesquite
2 lb Ground meat; leanest poss.
Press hamburger meat into flat strips 5 inches long by 1-1/2 wide and 1/4 inch thick. Place one layer of hamburger strips in dish for marinating. Mix marinade ingredients together in a bowl. After well mixed, sprinkle marinade sauce over meat, soaking well. Turn meat over and sprinkle with sauce. Add layers of hamburger strips to marinating dish and repeat sprinkling of marinade. Pour remaining marinade sauce over meat. Cover tightly and let marinate in refrigerator for 6 to 12 hours. rotate layers of meat occasionally. Place in dehydrator until dry. While meat is drying, blot excess oil with paper towel.