venison jerky

[JDAWG]

Does anyone have a good recipe for venison jerky. I want to make it but don't have a dehydrator so I have to make in the oven. Let me know....

[redkneck]

I've done it in the oven and dehydrator. I really never had a recipe, but have used Dale's steak sauce or worcestershire, and some tobasco for a little heat. Really kinda hard to screw it up, but there is a fine line between getting it under cooked and cooked to a crisp. Just have fun with it! Terriaki is good too.:eat:

[oldksnarc]

Here's how I do it. Pretty good. Double or triple as necessary for the amount of meat you have.

1 1/2 pound roast

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp onion powder

1/4 cup soy sauce

1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce

2 tsp liquid smoke

1 tsp cayenne pepper to taste

1 tsp to 1 tbsp red pepper flakes (to your desired hotness)

Slice meat into strips no thicker than 1/8 inch thick. Combine all ingredients into a large bowl with an airtight lid. Add meat and marinade for at least 12 hours in refrigerator turning every couple hours. Dry in de-hydrator or in a warm oven. If done in an oven set oven on 110- 120 degrees. Lay meat flat on a cookie sheet or hang from grates with toothpicks or skewers. If in oven on cookie sheet, half way thru the drying process, flip meat. Takes about 6-9 hours to dry in oven depending on how thick your slices are.

House will "stink" like jerky.

Edited July 29, 2009 by oldksnarc

[backwoods07]

I've had pretty good success with the jerky seasoning kits. Oldksnarc's recipe sounds pretty good. Make sure you don't skip any ingredients!! I did that once and it was a disaster. My house didn't "stink" like jerky. It "stank" like rotting deer.

[wtnhunt]

Use the hi mountain kits here. Favorites are the mesquite and hickory flavors.