Using dehydrator to dry MEAT (for jerky)
"Laura B." wrote in message
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Ignoramus20054 wrote:
Is it safe to use a dehydrator to dry meat for jerky? Can meat be
cured (to kill bacteria) with a salt solution only, no sugar?
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Yes and Yes.
Here's the recipe I use with the occasional variation...
Have your butcher trim fat and slice a very lean roast such as eye of
round. Tell them it's for jerky.
For each pound of meat add...
1 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon liquid smoke
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1/2 cup water (more or less depending on amount of meat)
Add ingredients from above. Mix well and let sit in the fridge over
night. I put mine in a zip lock bag and give it the occasional sqeeze
to mix things up.
It can be dried in the oven on cookie sheets but it's not as fast as a
food dryer.
I've played with adding a bit of splenda, onion powder and garlic
powder. I like a mix of the three the best.
Always store home made jerky in the fridge or freezer.
Good luck,
Laura B.
I agree and disagree. Sometimes in the oven, jerky will get brittle. In a
drier, you can control whether you want brittle or chewy.
Homemade jerky in a dehydrator doees not need refridgeration. If kept free
of exposure to moisture, it will keep covered(preferable in a sealed bag)
for several months.
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