deer jerky

[youngbuck30230]

just wonderin what some of yall use to season deer jerky

[redkneck]

Nice coincidence, I was getting ready to make some this weekend for the first time in several years. I used to just use seasoning out of the cabinet and some worcestershire. Curious to see what everybody else uses and how they cook it. I've used dehydrators and the oven.

[doubleA]

I keep the seasoning simple. Salt, coarse black pepper, garlic powder and cure.

Use mesquite and/or oak wood in a smoke house. I'll smoke it for 6-8 hours and it will usually dry in a day depending on the thickness . You only want to remove(evaporate) the water from the meat and not cook it. I would venture to say that my temps dont get over 100 degrees. The use natural smoke it what sets it apart from others.

Below is turkey but I do the same with venison or beef. Hope this helps some....

[Tominator]

Just made a batch yesterday...

10 oz Worchestershiereierereriereer

32 oz soy sauce

1 tbs each of cayenne, black pepper, garlic powder

2 tbs seasoned salt

1/2 c brown sugar

1/4 c molasses

Dump in the deer, marinate a day or so.

Makes 5 lbs.

[wtnhunt]

Take the easy way here and is a hit every time. Use the hi mountain cures with ground meat and use a dehydrator, have not had anyone who has tried it who has not liked it. Of course I do add a few special seasonings.

[Tominator]

Take the easy way here and is a hit every time. Use the hi mountain cures with ground meat and use a dehydrator, have not had anyone who has tried it who has not liked it. Of course I do add a few special seasonings.

I have 4lbs of that in the fridge too.

[dbHunterNY]

yea I use ground venison out of a gun and put it in the dehydrator. i use regular curing salt and what not with some other pinch/dry rubs that i've got. i also mix in a BBQ sauce and brown sugar, which is the "secret ingredients". lol nothing fancy. the bbq sauce and sugar help keep things together. if you try to use normal liquid type marinade that way it'll not have the same flavor and seem dried out too much. it's definitely the way to go though if you're using cut strips.