Beef Jerky
 

I used London Broil for the meat.
I froze the meat for ~ 2 hours. Makes it much easier to slice.
Placed the meat and marinade in a zip lock bag and refrigerated overnight.
I removed the meat from the marinade and let air dry on oven racks for ~90 minutes.
Dried on the smoker @ 200 for 2 hours.

I had 5 pounds of meat which I split 3 ways for different marinades.

Mexican
¼ cup water
¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp salt
2 tsp sugar
4 cloves garlic – crushed
½ tsp Tabasco
2 tsp ground cumin
1 Tbsp chili powder

Comments:
· Recipe says this is for 3 lbs of meat. I marinated just under 2 pounds and thought the volume of marinade was a bit low. I would increase the proportion by 50% or even double it.
· Next time I make it, I want it to be a bit spicier. I may add some red pepper flakes and/or more Tabasco. Possibly some cayenne.

Pickled Jerky
1 cup orange juice
1 cup Worcestershire sauce
1 cup soy sauce
¼ cup brown sugar
2 tsp garlic powder
½ tsp black pepper
1 tsp mustard powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp mustard seed – ground or crushed
1 tsp celery seed – ground or crushed

Comments:
· Recipe says this is for 5 lbs of meat. I cut the proportions in half and marinated just under 2 pounds. I thought the volume of marinade was just right.
· I used whole mustard seed and it worked fine.

Honey BBQ Jerky

1/3 cup honey
1/2 cup ketchup
1/4 cup butter
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
2 tsp Dijon mustard
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 mashed garlic clove
1 tsp chili powder
Simmer on the stove for about 5 minutes to let the butter melt and flavors incorporate.

Comments:
· I think I simmered this marinade for a bit too long and it got thick like BBQ sauce. Worked fine and tasted great. I just think it should have been a bit thinner in consistency
· Recipe says this is for 1-1 ½ lbs of meat. I marinated just under 2 pounds. I thought the volume of marinade was just right.

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Interesting....I think I might try that honey BBQ recipe, sounds tasty :dr

:tpd: Sounds delicious!
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Beef jerky pass? :dr

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I like that Mexican recipe, might try that with a substitution of sriracha for tabasco and a pinch of habanero powder.

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Excellent idea, or the sale of beef jerky in the WTS forum. :D

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OHHHHHHH YEAH! I am trying this.

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All 3 were delicious.

Rooster sauce FTW! Great idea. :tu

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Nice. The pickled jerky sounds very intriguing.

Yeah, **** sauce would definitely work in a larger quantity. Might have to reduce the sugar a bit though since there is some in the sauce or it might get too sweet.

You could also use something like Blair's After Death or Dave's Insanity (or even Ultra Death / Total Insanity) for the Tabasco, keeping the measurements the same. Being only about 2% of the total volume, it'll kick it up nicely but shouldn't blow out your palate. :2

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Believe it or not, the Pickled Jerky marinade was my favorite of the 3.

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I can believe it. I'm intrigued by it because it's so different.

Don't get me wrong, nothing wrong with the others, but they are much more traditional.

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I'm Hungry!:dr

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Tell me about it.
Eating it is like eating potato chips. It's hard to stop.

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Peter, was this done on your Traeger or another smoker?

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Traeger

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Which wood/pellets?

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If any of that makes it to Shack I may be following you like a puppy!
Looks delicious brother!

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Mesquite
I can try and make that happen.

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Thanks for the recipes Peter. I do love making/eating jerky.

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T'was good! T'is gone....:tu

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WAIT!!!... what do you mean T'is gone...I didn't even get a TEXT!!!!:sl

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Don't worry, there will be more made soon.

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:)

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QC testing.......;)

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These look great. How well would it work in a dehydrater instead of a smoker?

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About the same, just minus the smoke flavor.

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Peter is becoming my muse. :D
Today he inspired me to give Jerky a go!
I didn't use any of the marinades he listed, just whipped up a simple teriyaki.

Air drying

http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1312665231

Hot off the smoker.
http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1312664968

Tastes amazing, I see tupperware filled with a variety of flavors in the near future.
Thanks for the Recipe,and inspiration, Peter! :tu

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Looks great, Dom! My mouth is watering.
Experimenting with marinades is part of the fun.

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:drDelicious!!

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Well this thread made me :dr
One of the local grocers had eye of the round roasts on for $1.99/lb.
So I picked up two yesterday and made a batch of Peter's Pickled and Honey BBQ. Just finished putting them in the dehydrator, pics to follow.:noon

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:dr :dr :dr

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Anyone use a smoker and if so would you mind sharing temp., time, etc.?

Thanks!

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From the 1st post in the thread:
and a little bit further down the thread...

and

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Last time I did jerky, it only took 80 minutes.

Best to check it after an hour.

:2

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80 Minutes for jerky :O

I must get a smoker.

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That doesn't count the prep time before marinating. Marinating time. And drying time before smoking.

Worth every minute of effort, though.

:dr x 1,000,000

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Oh yeah I knew it didn't include the prep time.

Even still dehydrators take much more time and my results have been from meh to decent. Nothing great though.

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This thread made me try making jerky. We'll see how it goes:

Local Vet school just donated a lot of meat to my freezer, so if it doesn't work, no loss. :D

Took a little flank steak, sliced thin. Here it is marinating in 1.5% (by weight) Angelo's rub, 2% Lawry's seasoned salt, ? black pepper, covered in worcestershire sauce.

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...2/DSCN9571.jpg

And laid out on the rack going in the oven:

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...2/DSCN9573.jpg


And my oldest girl helping me disk last Saturday because is was still on my card:

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...2/DSCN9556.jpg



I'll let you guys know how it is in about four hours.

Wish me luck :tu

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Best of luck, Jerry.
Looks like a winner.

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I think it's jerky:

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...2/DSCN9575.jpg


http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...2/DSCN9577.jpg

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:tu
How does it taste?

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Looks like tasty jerky to me :tu

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Uh, so what kind of meat is that, exactly? :r

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Tasted like spicy campfire ashes. Seriously, the tractor tire would have been better. After two bites, trashed the bunch.

Things I learned:
Not as much salt,
A little thicker slice, or perhaps shorter cook time.

Looking forward to playing with this again though.

Purported to be cow. :tf

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Wow, I didn't notice this thread has been getting so much attention of late.

I have another batch going on the smoker during the games today.

Went with a spicy Schezwan style sauce/marinade
Not sure about which wood yet, but want to try mesquite.

Pics to follow! :banger

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Posting for reference!

I'll need to make some of this soon...thanks for the recipe!

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Nice Peter. The only things in this world better than beef jerky are:

Venison jerky,
Cigars
& Good Beer

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Went With Mesquite wood.

Drying out
http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1316383448

On the smoker

http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/a...r/63852857.jpg

Ready to eat

http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/a...r/e5e8ab60.jpg

Still cooling down, but initial impressions are:
Like the marinade, but think hickory would have been a better choice of wood.
Still very good, nothing to turn my nose up at.

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Looks tasty Dom :tu

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Got some jerky marinading. Will throw it on the smoker either tomorrow or Sunday :dr