Two Jerky Questions!

[Mnfisher]

#1...I want to try a liquid marinade. Good recipes here, but I want to cure it with Tender Quick. How do I do that? Do I rub the meat with the tender quick and let it rest? How much? or can I put some Tender Quick into the liquid marinade?

#2....I found an interesting recipe for Teriyaki sticks. The recipe called for 2 lbs ground venison and 1 lb ground chicken. My wife thinks the ground chicken should not be mixed with the venison. She thinks it might be unsafe. Anyone have any opions on this? I could use all venison or mix with ground beef.

Thanks

[reinhard1]

No. 1 for ground or sliced meat. tenderquick is 1 level tablespoon per pound of meat. if you have a recipie that calls for salt omit the salt or use less of it because of the tenderquick.

No. 2 people have made jerky out of chicken alone or even pheasants as you have probably seen on some of the threads. for example 2 pounds of your venison/chicken jerkey should be in the dehydrador for at least 5 hours at 160 deg. actualy thats how long my ground venison at 3 pounds take. you can also do it in the oven as well. good luck.

[Mnfisher]

Reinhard;

Do I add the tenderquick to the liquid marinade?

Can I mix the ground venison with the ground chicken?

Thanks for all the good information on this thread

[reinhard1]

yes, add the tenderquick to the liquid. with ground meats you can sprinkle the amount needed in the ground meat along with your seasonings. the pink cure or praque powder used for smoked sausage for example should always be mixed with water before applying to the meat mix.

it's fine to blend in chicken with venison. i have never done it. just make sure that it reaches the 160 degree heat level and that the drying time is adjusted for that. my dehydraytor reaches just to the 160 degree level and i have 6 trays and that holds about 3 pounds of jerky mix. 5 to 5 1/2 hours is the time it usualy takes to get done. good luck.

[Mnfisher]

Thanks again, Reinhard!

[reinhard1]

anytime, good luck with the jerky. good luck.