• 6/12 Nat'l Jerky Day - 5

    From Dave Drum@1:2320/105 to All on Tue Jun 11 07:31:00 2024
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    Title: Leroy Terry's Beef Jerky
    Categories: Beef, Preserving, Marinades
    Yield: 1 Batch

    2 lb Beef brisket
    1/3 c Soy sauce
    2 Cloves garlic; crushed
    1/8 ts (ea) Salt & pepper
    1 1/2 ts Brown sugar
    Toothpicks

    Look for a good lean trimmed brisket, or have your
    butcher trim it for you. You want to get as much fat
    trimmed off as possible. At home, trim again to get all
    the fat off. A bottom round can be used, but brisket is
    better.

    With a very sharp knife or electric knife, cut into thin
    (1/8") strips the length of the brisket.

    Combine soy sauce, garlic, salt, pepper and sugar. Pour
    over strips and let stand for 15 to 20 minutes. You can
    marinate longer in the refrigerator, but the longer the
    stronger. Sometimes I substitute liquid smoke for the
    soy and just brush it on instead of letting it stand.
    Because you are just drying the meat instead of cooking,
    the liquid smoke can be too strong if you marinate.

    Stick a toothpick through the end of each strip. Put a
    rack in the top most part of the oven. Place a shallow
    baking pan covered with foil below the rack (to catch
    drippings.)

    Arrange the strips, hanging down through the rack with
    toothpicks across the rack bars. Keep them separated and
    not touching each other.

    Set oven @ 150oF/66oC and leave for 8 to 10 hours. If
    your oven is too hot, leave the door slightly ajar.
    Drying time will vary depending on humidity and fat
    content of meat. When drying is complete, the fat will
    not be dripping from meat anymore. If still dripping,
    let dry some more.

    Once removed from the oven, cool and store in an open
    container to allow drying to continue; seal the
    container to preserve further drying.

    Refrigerate for long storage.

    From: Dave Sacerdote Date: 29 Sep 97 National Cooking Echo

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