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Winz
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Beef Jerky (with a side of citrus)
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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
S
oy 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)
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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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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)
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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)
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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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March 04, 2015, 03:16:50 PM »
Nice looking jerky!!
Wow, what a setup!!
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Nate
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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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March 04, 2015, 08:36:16 PM »
Great looking jerky. Nice snag on the yellow.
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