Jerky Recipes And Cooking Methods?

[smurfy]

7 minutes ago, leech~~ said:

 

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I can stop by every nite after work.

[Grainbelt]

Todays batch  of pork jerky I left out the black pepper, added 1tsp ginger per 3 lbs and 4 tbs of brown sugar. Very mellow and tasty. Next round I am going to add more ginger.  Just follow the smoke guys 

Edited December 16, 2018 by Grainbelt

[Grainbelt]

On 12/14/2018 at 7:27 AM, Grainbelt said:

 

3lbs of whole meat 

1 c soy sauce

1 tbs Worcestershire

1 tbs garlic minced

1 tbs onion minced

1 tbs fresh ground black pepper

1-2 tbs brown sugar or honey

 

Changed it up this weekend. Freshly minced garlic, onion and ginger instead of out of the shaker and 4 tbs of sugar, no pepper. I used more onion, 1/2 large onion for 12 lbs of pork. I used apple wood again. I like it.

 

Had to stay home for work this weekend, Now I am ready to get back out on the ice with a supply of essentials. 

[smurfy]

question, thinking of taking a pork loin and making jerky out of it. i usually use hickory flavor. would some other flavor be better suited for pork???????? not a big fan of teryiaki so there is that!  will probably use the backwoods seasonings at runnings or fleet farm.

[DonBo]

Love the idea of pork loin, think I'll try some this weekend. Since I'll be stuck inside because of the cold, guess I'll use the dehydrator instead of my smoker.  

[eyeguy 54]

did pork jerky last week and just started the dehydrator again with another 4 pounds.  hickory from hi mountain and I add a tsp pepper to 4 pounds meat. it has pepper in the mix already but gotta have a touch more. personally, i prefer the dryer over the smoker. should be done in about 5 hours. i started doing the pork a strong 1/4 inch and thicker is better.  also started pickling gills last night. 

[smurfy]

looks like the same dehydrator i have eyeguy. i bought 2-5lb loins. half will be in hickory the other half in carrabean jerk seasoning. i cut my loins in 1/2 the long way to make smaller pieces, i see you did not. 

[eyeguy 54]

i use the meat slicer.   when all dry I cut in smaller piece with meat scissors. should be done before long. 

[smurfy]

8 minutes ago, eyeguy 54 said:

i use the meat slicer.   when all dry I cut in smaller piece with meat scissors. should be done before long. 

i'll use one too, i'll get it mostly froze before slicing!!!!! pictures please.........first time doing this and gotta see how its supposed to look!!!!!!!!! 

[eyeguy 54]

  cut in half or thirds either way. did a little rotating an hour ago

[eyeguy 54]

mmmmmmmmm! forgot to mention, I let it cure 36 hours or so

[Mike89]

we only did 24 but nothing wrong with longer curing time....

[smurfy]

season packets I got say 8 hours?????? It's a wet brine.

Edited January 25, 2019 by smurfy

[eyeguy 54]

for dry brine 24 hours per 1/4 inch. I cut a little thicker so 36 works for me. wet brine for ground 4 hours is good. 8 hours for wet whole meat?  have not done that so should be fine if directions say it is. 

[smurfy]

18 minutes ago, eyeguy 54 said:

for dry brine 24 hours per 1/4 inch. I cut a little thicker so 36 works for me. wet brine for ground 4 hours is good. 8 hours for wet whole meat?  have not done that so should be fine if directions say it is. 

Thanks for the advice eyeguys!!!

[Mike89]

just remember to turn the bag every so often too!!!

[smurfy]

put it in the marinade this morning, hits the dehydrator first thing tomorrow morning.

 

mike.its in a tupperware container and ice cream pail...........and yea it will get mixed/stirred several times. just sent instructions to da wifey!!!!!!!!!

[smurfy]

10 lbs of pork loin swimming in marinade.

[DonBo]

1st time trying the pork loin. Just a small 1/2 loin to try it out. Used the soy sauce, Worcestershire, ginger recipe. I also cut pretty thick. Fingers crossed.

[eyeguy 54]

cool, why so dark on edges? brine?

[smurfy]

Done! And I will be doing this again.

[eyeguy 54]

nice!

[bobberineyes]

Wowsers,  now I'm gonna hafta do it myself to see what all this hype is about!! Great fish house candy fellas!

[DonBo]

5 hours ago, eyeguy 54 said:

cool, why so dark on edges? brine?

 

I cut them pretty thick. The edges did get a bit overdone waiting for the centers to dry enough. A few hours in a Ziploc and the moisture evened out nicely. The ginger is really strong, I'll cut that in half next time. All in all I'm pretty happy with the finished product, but a half loin is not near enough.  BTW, all the trimmings are going into my venison grind tomorrow.

[eyeguy 54]

maybe your dryer is hotter? mine goes to 155