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Winz

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Beef Jerky (with a side of citrus)
« on: March 04, 2015, 07:35:29 AM »
Wanted to make some snacking treats and decided to do a beef jerky cook.  While a well-marbled piece of beef is great for steaks, quite the opposite is true for jerky.  The key is to buy the leanest cuts possible.  For this cook, I started with a small eye of round roast and cut it cross-grain at 1/8 inch.  I then marinated the pieces overnight in the following:
  • 1 ¼ cups Soy Sauce
  • 3 teaspoons salt
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons finely ground black pepper
  • 3 cloves fresh garlic, finely minced
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
Here are the pieces laid out and ready for the smoker:



  • Wapiti gets the call.  I used Pecan chunks for smoke, and loaded the charcoal basket for a long, low, slow cook:





    After 3 hours at 130, I dialed up the automatic temperature controller (ATC) to 170.  The ATC was a lifesaver for this cook as I had to run an unplanned 3 hour "errand" in the middle of the cook.  The ATC kept everything as it needed to be without me tending the fire:





    My "errand" involved buying some citrus, but more on that story later....





    The payoff.  The cook took almost 7 hours.  The marinate and pecan provided a nice, basic jerky that was slightly salty (soy sauce) and had good smokyness.  The technique works well and I look forward to making some more exotic flavors:





    Winz
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Troy

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Re: Beef Jerky (with a side of citrus)
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2015, 07:45:07 AM »
nice job!

can't wait to see more of your citrus!
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MrHoss

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Re: Beef Jerky (with a side of citrus)
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2015, 09:12:06 AM »
The jerky looks good....I like smoked jerky for the beauty smoke ring. Your side trip for a little citrus looks very fruitful.....and worthy.
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1buckie

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Re: Beef Jerky (with a side of citrus)
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2015, 12:35:38 PM »
    Quote from: Winz on March 04, 2015, 07:35:29 AM



    The technique works well and I look forward to making some more exotic flavors:



    Bord-O-Lay  (hint-hint!!!)

    Nice fixup on the jerky !!!![/list]
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    SixZeroFour

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    Re: Beef Jerky (with a side of citrus)
    « Reply #4 on: March 04, 2015, 02:10:04 PM »
    The Jerky came out great Winz. Is there any tricks to getting a softer Jerky? I haven't made my own yet but find most store bought stuff too hard to chew.

    ... And yes, more details on the citrus please!
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    BBcue-Z

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    Re: Beef Jerky (with a side of citrus)
    « Reply #5 on: March 04, 2015, 03:16:50 PM »
    Nice looking jerky!!
    Wow, what a setup!!
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    Nate

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    Re: Beef Jerky (with a side of citrus)
    « Reply #6 on: March 04, 2015, 03:45:02 PM »
    I think you need to drop off some of that jerky at my house just for quality control ::)
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    argentflame

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    Re: Beef Jerky (with a side of citrus)
    « Reply #7 on: March 04, 2015, 08:36:16 PM »
    Great looking jerky. Nice snag on the yellow.
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