Lorihadams-- hi guys...been busy!

[lorihadams]

Well, the jerky is marinating and will be ready to put in the oven Friday. I'm exhausted.

This is usually what we do with smaller deer....minus the tenderloin. It just takes so long to slice all those thin little strips. It never lasts long enough either....I swear I could eat the whole bag of jerky in one sitting. Love the stuff!

 

[TanksHill]

I have never tried to make jerky before. If I was using beef what cut do you slice??? Oh, and does it matter what you marinade in???

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[lorihadams]

Jay sent me some marinade last year for xmas and I had a pack of the hickory left. As far as what you marinate it in, my mom always used liquid smoke and then either soy sauce or a teriyaki sauce. You can marinate it in anything you like really. I will do mine in the oven on a rack used to cool cookies. You could also use a wire coat hanger straightened out to fit the grooves in the oven and hang the meat from it. Start at 200degrees for 1/2 hour and then cut it down to 175 and crack the door until it is dried out enough.

I cut up the whole deer except the tenderloin and that gets frozen for later. If you were using beef or turkey you can use any cut really as long as you slice it thinly. The chickens get the leftover scraps....sit back with a cup of coffee and watch them fight over a tendon....chicken tug-o-war! I wish I had a slicer, that would make my life a whole lot easier but a real sharp knife will just have to do.

Now, we did goose jerky last year and it was FABULOUS!!! We marinated it in teriyaki and liquid smoke and it was really good.

 

[lorihadams]

What is on the agenda for today.......JERKY!!!!!

The first batch is done.....took about 2-3 hours in the oven....good thing to do on a chilly day when you don't want to run the heat!

This is hickory seasoning that Jay, Modern Pioneer, sent me last year for xmas....I made him a quilt in return. We made 2 batches last year and had enough spice mix leftover for 2 more batches.

The dog is drooling in front of the stove.....

 

[homesteadmomma]

Yum, I love it when dh makes jerky. We marinate it in clean 5 gallon buckets and then stick it in the smoke house. Oh yum, deer season starts on Sunday, I can taste the jerky!

 

[Javamama]

It sounds so good

Goose jerky is a new one for me. I'd have never even thought of it.

 

[lorihadams]

When hubby kills canada geese he usually just breasts them out and we slice them up thinly and do it the same way.....really good with the teriyaki marinade....I know a guy that does turkey jerky and he says it is really good too.

 

[PamsPride]

We love jerky! I agree a lot of work and it is gone just like that! Especially after my hungry brood takes a couple pieces each!

 

[lorihadams]

I'M FREEEEEEEEEEE

Chad has taken the kids to Granny's for the weekend and, while I will be painting both bathrooms and continuing the jerky marathon, I will be BY MYSELF for 2 whole days!!!

No whining, no fighting, no hitting, no pinching, no cartoons, no sharing the bed......and that's just hubby! No, just kidding

I need a break from the kids.....my sanity depends on it.

 

[TanksHill]

Whoo Hoo!!!! :bun Party at Loris house tonight!!!