Need Beef (and/or Turkey) Jerky Recipe

[MirrOlure]

Going backpack camping next week, and change of plans means I won't be driving past my favorite Jerky stop.

Thought I might try to whip some up myself. I hvae a gas oven, but could get my hands on a dehydrater if necessary.

We typically prefer pepper jerky over sweet/teryaki, etc.

Thanks.

 

[DoobieWah]

This is for a dehydrator.

Slice a brisket across the grain in thin slices, (as thin as you can).

Trim any fat from each and every slice. All of it.

Place the slices in a gallon ziplock bag.

Season with a few shakes of soy sauce, a couple of shakes of liquid smoke, seasoning salt, (I use my Mom's homemade stuff, but any commercial brand will do), black pepper.

Remove all of the air, seal the bag and toss well so all of the pieces are coated. Marinate overnight.

Working in batches, lay each slice flat on a couple of layers of paper towels, and then daub each slice with more paper towels. Effectively, you're giving the dehydrator a head start by removing any liquid from the surface.

After daubing each batch, hit each slice with a couple of grinds of coarse black pepper. If you like it very spicey, this is good place to hit it with a couple of shakes of crushed red pepper as well.

Lay each slice on the dehydrator and let it whirl for about 24 hours.

It's very addictive.

 

[Brak]

I watched an episode of Good Eats and Alton Brown laid the meat in several AC filters taped together and strapped them to a box fan. The point was that you wanted to remove the moisture but not cook the meat. He did use Liquid Smoke and even showed show to make it yourself. I've used a dehydrator and was very happy. You do want to use very lean meat.

Anyway, he said to cut with the grain. I googled it and as many people recommend against the grain vs. with the grain.Alton Brown's Beef Jerky

 

[MirrOlure]

Thanks for both suggestions.

I ran across the Alton Brown recipe on the Food Network website, and had to chuckle at the "Special Equipment" notation:

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[jmrob93]

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