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HOT & SPICY JERKY
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pounds beef brisket or venison
large fresh white onion or 1/3 cup onion powder
large fresh garlic clove or 2 tbl. garlic powder
bottle liquid smoke (4 fl. oz.)
cup soy sauce
/4 cup worcestershire sauce
tablespoons steak sauce
tablespoon monosodium glutamate
teaspoons seasoned salt
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/3 cup black pepper −− ground
tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves
tablespoons sugar
THE HOT STUFF:
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whole fresh Habanero chiles (more to taste) −− with seeds
tablespoon dried Pequin chile pepper −− with seeds
/2 bottle hot sauce (5 fl. oz.)
tablespoons dried Cayenne pepper −− ground
Prepare meat by cutting into strips 3/4" X 1/2" and as long as you prefer.
Cut across grain for tender and lengthwise for chewy. The more consistent
you are when cutting the strips the better your jerky will dry evenly. Mix
all ingredients in blender except meat and Cayenne. Soak strips of meat in
the above mixture and refrigerate for 24−48 hours in a closed container (I
use a Tuppleware bread box). Shake several times to mix well. Pat dry. Place
directly on oven racks that have been covered with tin foil and sprayed with
Pam. Cook in preheated oven @ 160 F for 2−3 hours (with door closed). This
kills bacteria, removes a lot of the excess moisture and melts any excess
fat. Return hot strips to mixture and refrigerate for another 6−12 hours
(remember to shake several times). Pat dry and sprinkle with Cayenne powder.
Spread in dehydrator. Set dehydrator at 145 F. The final drying usually
takes about another 6−10 hours. Do not over dry (Check every few hours).
Jerky should be tuff and leathery, not brittle or hard. A real mouth
watering HOT treat! Enjoy.
If you don't have a dehydrator return Jerky to 150 F oven for 6−12 hours
leaving door open a little. An alternate for the final drying would be to
use a low heat smoker. Leave out the Liquid Smoke in the Marinade.
Notes: Venison has always cooked faster for me than beef (less moisture?).
So check it more frequently. Yields about 1.75 − 2 lbs. dried jerky. I make
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