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Title: jerkey recipe?
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on November 29, 2012, 09:34:27 PM: While i cut up my deer this year i cut a bunch of smaller chunks for jerkey/steak strips and im gonna try it out in the oven since i dont have my smoker built yet....what do you jerkey professionals use for seasoning.....i like the peppered and teryaki jerkey bought from the store so somthing like those
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Post by: jrebel on November 29, 2012, 09:46:19 PM: Hands down....buy the Hi Mountain Seasoning jerky. My favorite is the seet and spicy or the smokey bbq. They say each pack will do 15lbs but don't put more the 10 lbs per pack if you like your jerky flavorfull. I also do the oven jerky and this is the only stuff I will use.
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Post by: Doublelunger on November 29, 2012, 09:47:08 PM: My old man's recipe produces the best jerky I've ever had. Its equal parts teriyaki, soy sauce, lee & perrins, yoshidas's, brown sugar, and whit wine. Let it soak 24-36 hours. If you like peppered jerky then grind some fresh once you get it laid out on the racks.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 29, 2012, 09:56:53 PM: I just use the high mountain mix they sell. Tried many brands but that stuff is just plain magic!!!
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Post by: deerhunter_98520 on November 29, 2012, 10:00:19 PM: I was lookin at the high mt.....do you guys hang ur strips off the racks with tooth picks? And how long do you lave urs in the oven?
Title: Re: jerkey recipe?
Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 29, 2012, 10:09:13 PM: I always do mine in a smoker. With jerky I just lay it out on the racks.

Cooking time depends on thickness. Never really a super set period of time. You just want to keep a eye on it.
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Post by: RadSav on November 29, 2012, 10:15:50 PM: I like the Hi Mountain stuff too except the teriyaki :puke: Thought I got a bad batch and bought some more from a different store = just as bad!

Merriam Jones (wife of Larry D. Jones) has a dang good recipe in her cookbook too.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 29, 2012, 10:17:14 PM: I agree brain. I am not a teri-yucky fan. I don't care what brand it is. I won't even use it on my late season stinky deer :chuckle:
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Post by: deerhunter_98520 on November 29, 2012, 10:24:01 PM: Thanks guys ill give it a try
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Post by: jrebel on November 29, 2012, 10:34:40 PM: I use the oven dryer racks form cabelas. They work amazing. Depending on how thick the slices are will depend on how long you cook it. I set my oven at 170 degrees (lowest my oven goes) and bake for 6-8 hours. It is done when you take a piece out and let it cool for a few minutes and when you bend it it fractures without breaking in half. It is fractures it is a little too done (still great to eat). If it flexes to a 90 degree angle without a fracture it is not done.

Teryiaki is my least favorite as well....unless you use lots of pepper.

Johnny
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Post by: RadSav on November 29, 2012, 11:33:03 PM: I like teriyaki jerky myself. Just the Hi-Mountain stuff was awful. The following recipe I have used a few times and has been the best I've found since you can no longer find the liquid stuff Fred Meyer use to carry. That stuff was FANTABULOUS!!! I'm not a big fan of Worcestershire sauce and finally began eliminating it in my jerky. I found this on some website called smoker.com or smokecooker.com...something like that. It was a pretty cool website, but it's been a while sorry I don't remember the exact name.

Here's a good recipe for teriyaki jerky. This is for 5 pounds of meat.

1 cup of Mr. Yoshida's sauce
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons Morton Tender Quick
1-1/2 teaspoons black pepper
1 teaspoon onion powder

Combine the brine ingredients. Place the meat and brine into a large plastic storage bag, mix things up, and refrigerate for two days. Give the marinating jerky a stir a couple times each day. Drain the excess liquid from the meat before dehydrating.

If you want spicy flavor, give the slices of meat a light sprinkle of cracked black pepper before drying.
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Post by: Jonathan_S on November 30, 2012, 12:23:27 AM: Quote from: RadSav on November 29, 2012, 11:33:03 PM
I like teriyaki jerky myself. Just the Hi-Mountain stuff was awful. The following recipe I have used a few times and has been the best I've found since you can no longer find the liquid stuff Fred Meyer use to carry. That stuff was FANTABULOUS!!! I'm not a big fan of Worcestershire sauce and finally began eliminating it in my jerky. I found this on some website called smoker.com or smokecooker.com...something like that. It was a pretty cool website, but it's been a while sorry I don't remember the exact name.

Here's a good recipe for teriyaki jerky. This is for 5 pounds of meat.

1 cup of Mr. Yoshida's sauce
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons Morton Tender Quick
1-1/2 teaspoons black pepper
1 teaspoon onion powder

Combine the brine ingredients. Place the meat and brine into a large plastic storage bag, mix things up, and refrigerate for two days. Give the marinating jerky a stir a couple times each day. Drain the excess liquid from the meat before dehydrating.

If you want spicy flavor, give the slices of meat a light sprinkle of cracked black pepper before drying.

This sounds amazing for beef or venison.
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Post by: kckrawler on November 30, 2012, 04:39:53 AM: Quote from: jrebel on November 29, 2012, 10:34:40 PM
I use the oven dryer racks form cabelas. They work amazing. Depending on how thick the slices are will depend on how long you cook it. I set my oven at 170 degrees (lowest my oven goes) and bake for 6-8 hours. It is done when you take a piece out and let it cool for a few minutes and when you bend it it fractures without breaking in half. It is fractures it is a little too done (still great to eat). If it flexes to a 90 degree angle without a fracture it is not done.

Teryiaki is my least favorite as well....unless you use lots of pepper.

Johnny

Do you leave the oven door cracked open while cooking?
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Post by: 206 on November 30, 2012, 06:20:40 AM: We used to make it in the oven when I was a kid.

We did hang with toothpics, but make sure you take the toothpics out when you pull them out of the oven or else they dry on hard. Round pics work good.

We also left the oven door cracked open with a towel in the corner so it's only open a few inches. Don't remember oven temp, but it was probably as low as it goes. The house smelled really good.

No memory of time it took. Good thing to do when home for football Sunday.
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Post by: deerhunter_98520 on November 30, 2012, 06:22:06 AM: every recipe ive read online says leave the door open to let the moisture out
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Post by: ICEMAN on November 30, 2012, 06:39:05 AM: You guys are killing me, this all sounds great!
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Post by: deerhunter_98520 on November 30, 2012, 07:15:36 AM: It all sounds great reading about it....but well see how my first batch of jerkey comes out lve never done it befoe so it may become dog treats :chuckle:
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Post by: wt on November 30, 2012, 09:12:27 AM: Tagging to follow for when I make some eats fresh pepper a must :P
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Post by: hillbilli on November 30, 2012, 09:17:36 AM: I use Dale's steak seasoning as a base, to which I add pepper (amt varies by personal preference), season salt, and a cap ful of liquid smoke. Alternate version is using half Dale's and half Baby Rays Barbecue sauce as a base, with the same salt, hot pepper, and liquid smoke added..
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Post by: jrebel on November 30, 2012, 08:32:37 PM: Quote from: kckrawler on November 30, 2012, 04:39:53 AM
Quote from: jrebel on November 29, 2012, 10:34:40 PM
I use the oven dryer racks form cabelas. They work amazing. Depending on how thick the slices are will depend on how long you cook it. I set my oven at 170 degrees (lowest my oven goes) and bake for 6-8 hours. It is done when you take a piece out and let it cool for a few minutes and when you bend it it fractures without breaking in half. It is fractures it is a little too done (still great to eat). If it flexes to a 90 degree angle without a fracture it is not done.

Teryiaki is my least favorite as well....unless you use lots of pepper.

Johnny

Do you leave the oven door cracked open while cooking?

No, I keep the door shut and it turns out great every time. I do open the door to check periodically starting at the 4 hour mark.
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Post by: jrebel on November 30, 2012, 08:35:07 PM: I will be making 10 lbs this next week. I will post pics of the process to include the final product. I would also highly recommend a manual jerky slicer...it makes life so much easier. I will do my jerky post under its own thread, but will tag this thread to the link.
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Post by: jrebel on November 30, 2012, 08:38:57 PM: If you are using beef, I would highly recommend the beef carne asada cut from Costco. It is perfectly sliced for slab jerky and works great. Just don't for get to trim the big fat pieces out.
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Post by: deerhunter_98520 on November 30, 2012, 09:20:13 PM: Lookin forward to the thread :tup:
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Post by: Blacklab on December 01, 2012, 11:42:38 AM: Quote from: jrebel on November 30, 2012, 08:38:57 PM
If you are using beef, I would highly recommend the beef carne asada cut from Costco. It is perfectly sliced for slab jerky and works great. Just don't for get to trim the big fat pieces out.

Hey useing pre sliced meat is cheating. Then again working smarter not harder is a great concept :tup:
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Post by: jrebel on December 02, 2012, 08:11:01 PM: I have started my oven jerky thread. This should link you to it...

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,111596.0.html (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,111596.0.html)

If that does not work, then you can find in the recipe section under jrebels oven jerky. I will be working on this tonight and finishing on tuesday when I cook the jerky.
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Post by: deerhunter_98520 on December 02, 2012, 10:05:23 PM: :tup:
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Post by: couesbitten on December 03, 2012, 08:04:52 PM: Here's a site with a LOT of jerky recipes http://www.beefjerky.com/recipe.html (http://www.beefjerky.com/recipe.html)
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Post by: deerhunter_98520 on December 03, 2012, 08:19:14 PM: Thanks :tup: