Jerky Recipe thread

Seagrave1963 · Apr 12, 2015

Was fortunate enough to recently pick up a nice dehydrator and am interested in making jerky (as gun show jerky is so expensive

). Did a search on MDS and came up empty. Anyone on this great forum have some rockin' recipes?

TOWcritter · Apr 12, 2015

I have an Excaliber dehydrator and make jerkey all the time. I take a london broil and put it in the freezer for about half an hour to firm it up a bit. I make slices about 1/4 inch thick against the grain. Then I layer them in a glass dish pouring the marinade on each layer. (Pick your favorite ingredients for the marinade...worchestershire, soy, hot sauce, honey, bourbon, spices all mixed together) Let marinate overnight. I don't rinse the pieces off I just shake off the excess marinade and put them on the trays. Set the temp about 175 degrees and let them go for about 3 hours and then check them hourly until they are done. They should bend but not crack when done. Then I put them in a plastic bag and have them for the week or a day until I need to make more. It is really simple. Just experiment with the marinade...that's the fun part...all the different flavors you can come up with. Have fun.

SoMD_Gen4 · Apr 12, 2015

Honey is a must, puts a nice carmelized coating around the edges...it's like meat candy

I use Worcestershire, soy sauce, honey, brown sugar, crushed red pepper flakes, couple drops of liquid smoke (only use a few), little garlic, course black pepper, and a few others.

Lawrys also makes an amazing teriyaki marinade you can use right out of the bottle!

Biggfoot44 · Apr 12, 2015

Whatever meat, sliced whatever method you prefer, yada, yada.

Default all purpose starting point for marinade - Equal amounts soy and worstershire, equal amounts garlic powder and onion powder.

It's tasty just like that. Any other flavors you have a hankering for, add in addition to above.

I usually will add an euql part Coke Classic to the liquid.

crowmd · Apr 12, 2015

Once you have soaked the meat overnight in your choice of things try putting Red Robins season on the meat before you put it in,also Old Bay,my favorite is to brush on Sweet Baby Rays bbq before and during cooking

Overboost44 · Apr 12, 2015

I have done it with soy, worcestershire, black pepper before and it is very good once you experiment a little. My favorite is the stuff you buy at BassPro and some other places. It is called Hi Mountain Jerky Cure. This stuff has never failed me.
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/s...alogId=10051&langId=-1&searchTerm=hi+mountain

wilcam47 · Apr 12, 2015

Overboost44 said:
I have done it with soy, worcestershire, black pepper before and it is very good once you experiment a little. My favorite is the stuff you buy at BassPro and some other places. It is called Hi Mountain Jerky Cure. This stuff has never failed me.
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/s...alogId=10051&langId=-1&searchTerm=hi+mountain

I just cut back a little on the seasonings part as sometimes its a little TOO salty...they have some good flavors though! :thumbsup:

J-Dog · Apr 12, 2015

When I can't mix my own jerky marinate I use those Lowry's 30 minute steak marinates from the grocery store. Teriyaki in particular comes out well.

AvidRider · Apr 12, 2015

If you don't already have one, don't waste money on a dehydrator. Everything can be done right in your kitchen oven.

I buy my seasoning from Bass Pro, it's called Hi Mountain Seasonings.

1. Buy a 5 pound top round or bottom round and slice 1/4" thick.
2. Season and leave in refrigerator for at least 24 hours.
3. Lay meat on oven rack at 200 degrees, with oven door cracked open (to allow moisture to exit)
4. Cook for about 1 1/2 hours, or until meat is reddish color

That's it. It really is that simple!

Mr H · Apr 12, 2015

I have a dehydrator, and have tried jerky. I cut it too thin, though, and it came out like leather. The flavor was good, regardless...

2# very lean meat (beef or turkey preferred), sliced thin
large pan (for marinating)
2/3 Cup Bullseye Barbecue (original works well)
1/3 Cup Worcestershire sauce
powdered garlic
ground black or red pepper (your choice)
dried minced onion
water

mix barbecue, worcestershire, garlic, a little pepper, and onion in the pan

add sliced meat and water to just cover the meat--mix to thin the sauce evenly

place in refrigerator 24 hours to marinate

put strips in dehydrator--if desired, sprinkle pepper over the strips before drying

I may look at trying something in the smoker this time...

Seagrave1963 · Apr 12, 2015

Lot's of good ideas - Thanks!

Going out to get some lean beef now and will get the first batch marinating overnight tonight.

mdknighthawk · Apr 12, 2015

I don't use a marinate.
Slice a London broil about 1/8- 1/4", layer in a glass lasignia pan,
sprinkle with kosher salt, cracked black pepper, red pepper flakes and optional crushed juniper berry s.
Add a piece of plastic wrap and place another pan on top and weight down.
Let sit in the fridg over night, blot of with paper towels and put in dehydrator and dry till firm but not brittle.
I then smoke mine in the grill for flavor.
Use a jerky gun also, have half a deer in the freezer waiting to become snacks

outrider58 · Apr 12, 2015

Overboost44 said:
I have done it with soy, worcestershire, black pepper before and it is very good once you experiment a little. My favorite is the stuff you buy at BassPro and some other places. It is called Hi Mountain Jerky Cure. This stuff has never failed me.
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/s...alogId=10051&langId=-1&searchTerm=hi+mountain

I use that as a base, then I go from there...I love a zippy teriyaki! :yummy:

GTOGUNNER · Apr 12, 2015

Well considering this is in the outdoor sports forum....
We use venison. Any leg roast is good. Slice thin or pound them thin.. pick a marinade.
Some will grind the meat and only season with spices.. (to easy for us)
FYI our marinade is ...for 2lbs lean meat.. At least an hour...........
1/2 soy sauce.. low sodium if you desire
2 tbs Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder or 3 cloves crushed.
1 tsp onion powder
2 tsp hickory smoke flavor
It dries at about 150 degrees,,or,until its done.

Biggfoot44 · Apr 12, 2015

As noted in MrH's experiences, the timing is trial and error depending on temp , meat thickness , and personal preference in the jerky crispy/ chewiness.

wilcam47 · Apr 12, 2015

AvidRider said:
If you don't already have one, don't waste money on a dehydrator. Everything can be done right in your kitchen oven.

I buy my seasoning from Bass Pro, it's called Hi Mountain Seasonings.

1. Buy a 5 pound top round or bottom round and slice 1/4" thick.
2. Season and leave in refrigerator for at least 24 hours.
3. Lay meat on oven rack at 200 degrees, with oven door cracked open (to allow moisture to exit)
4. Cook for about 1 1/2 hours, or until meat is reddish color

That's it. It really is that simple!

It comes out more tender from the oven than a dehydrator IMO.

Seagrave1963 · Apr 13, 2015

GTOGUNNER said:
Well considering this is in the outdoor sports forum....
We use venison. Any leg roast is good. Slice thin or pound them thin.. pick a marinade.
Some will grind the meat and only season with spices.. (to easy for us)
FYI our marinade is ...for 2lbs lean meat.. At least an hour...........
1/2 soy sauce.. low sodium if you desire
2 tbs Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder or 3 cloves crushed.
1 tsp onion powder
2 tsp hickory smoke flavor
It dries at about 150 degrees,,or,until its done.

That is about what we went with this time. Putting it in the dehydrator this morning after marinating overnight.

CaptainAwesome · Apr 13, 2015

Alton Brown of Good Eats TV show convinced me that a household fan with furnace filters works fine. His marinade is on the program also. He using honey in the recipe which is important, keeps the product from being brittle.

The episodes are on YouTube:

Good Eats - S09E03P01 - Urban Preservation II - The Jerky
Good Eats S09E03P02 - Urban Preservation II - The Jerky

CSS · Apr 13, 2015

Any recommendations on a jerky gun?

wilcam47 · Apr 13, 2015

CSS said:
Any recommendations on a jerky gun?

depends how much you want to spend...

I went the cheap route...I got an Oster. works good. cheap price.

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