Tag: beef jerky

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  How Do You Make Beef Jerky At Home?

  Beef Jerky is a great way to preserve meat. Making it at home you can save money and take control of the ingredients.

  We have several recipies on the blog for you to try.

  PK’s Beef Jerky #1

  Using corned beef and featuring fennel and coriander seeds, this recipe is great for first timers or if you are in a hurry.

  Click here for the recipe.

  

  PK’s Beef Jerky #2

  Also using corned beef (silverside) this recipe features onion, garlic and worchestershire sauce.

  Click here for the recipe

  

  Ben’s Beef Jerky

  By far the best jerky recipe on the blog, Ben’s method allows you to use any cut of meat. He even suggests using a light box for a slower drying process.

  Click here for the recipe

  

  

  Here are some additional preserving food ideas and beef recipes: 

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  PK

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  September 24, 2021

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  PK’s Beef Jerky #2

  I use a couple of different recipes for making beef jerky.  This is my second recipe and it uses the same marinading, drying and storing techniques as PK’s Beef Jerky Recipe #1.  To that end I am only going to keep this post short.

  I am already drooling  🙂

  Note: I use corned beef and soy sauce and don’t use much in the way of additional salt. If you are using non-brined cured beef you will need to increase the salt content of the marinade.

  

  Ingredients

  • 1.5kg corned beef
  • 1 Tbsp black peppercorns, coarsely cracked
  • 1 Tbsp dried onion flakes (or onion powder), ground
  • 1 tsp table salt
  • 1 tsp dried garlic flakes (or garlic powder), ground
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4 tsp liquid smoke

  Simply

  Combine everything but the beef in a bowl and mix.

  Cut the meat into hand length ribbons/strips and submerge in the marinade. Pop the whole lot into the fridge and marinade overnight.

  Drain away the marinade, then arrange the strips in your dehydrator. On low or medium heat, thoroughly dry the meat.

  I store my beef jerky uncovered in the fridge. This continues the drying process and lets me sneak a piece every time I go in there. 🙂

  

  Enjoy,

  PK

  Here are some additional preserving food ideas and beef recipes: 

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  PK

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  July 30, 2018

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  Ben’s Beef Jerky

  Beef jerky is a great snack.

  Its healthy, flavoursome, and gives you a little burst of energy. I never follow a recipe, so everything is quantity based and taste based.  I use a dehydrator to dry the beef, however a light box will be just as good (if not better), it just takes longer.

  If I had to roughly write down what I do, this would be it:

  1. Put into a bowl ~2 tbsp each of Soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce.  Add in ~1 tsp malt or brown vinegar, and ~3 tbsp sugar.  Mix till dissolved, taste and adjust as necessary until you have a nice flavour.
  2. Add in any other flavours you like.  I will usually add a combination of chilli, smoked paprika, smoke water,  coriander seeds (ground), onion or garlic powder.
  3. Cut ~1 -1.5 kg beef (try to get a topside or silverside) into strips ~1x1cm, as long as you like.
  4. Trim any fat off.
  5. Soak the beef in the sauce for 2-3 hours, making sure it is all well mixed.
  6. Place beef into dehydrator/light box, turn on and leave until you are happy with the toughness of the jerky (I like it tough, so ~24 -36 hours in the dehydrator). Also make sure it is preserved well enough to avoid food poisoning.

  Couldn’t be easier,

  Ben

  Here are some additional Jerky recipes and more from Ben: 

  Written by

  PK

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  October 30, 2016