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Default For beef jerky, ideal/best/favourite cuts?


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> Pandora wrote:
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>> "zxcvbob" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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>>>Pandora wrote:
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>>>>Bob, you was so kind to answer me that I want ask you another thing,
>>>>even better two: how do you use jerky? Do you reidrate it before
>>>>cooking? Which are the most common dish you make with it?
>>>>TIA
>>>>Pandora
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>>>I just eat it as a snack; especially when I am on long hikes and want to
>>>travel light. I suppose one could make soups and stews with it, but
>>>usually it is eaten dry and uncooked.
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>>>Most jerky recipes have way too many ingredients, in my opinion. I take
>>>beef rump roast or round steak (sirloin would also work) and cut it into
>>>strips. Remove as much fat ans gristle as possible. For each pound of
>>>prepared meat, I add 1 tsp. (5 ml.) of salt and 1 tsp. of brown sugar,
>>>and about 1/2 tsp of freshly ground black pepper. If I want it
>>>especially spicy I'll add a little cayenne pepper. Allow the meat to
>>>cure overnight in the refrigerator in a plastic bag or covered bowl. Then
>>>dry on a dehydrator until the texture is almost like leather.
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>>>If the dehydrator has adjustable heat, use a fairly low setting because
>>>the meat is not supposed to cook.

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>> It seams a good recipe and I think I would like it! It's a pity we don't
>> have dry meat and domestic dehydrators
>> Thank you for the answer.
>> Pandora

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> You can use your oven set to a low temperature to dehydrate foods. Jerky
> could be done this way.


Oh!!!! I didn't know one could dehydrate meat in the oven!!!!!!
It is a good thing to know. The important is how do it
Cheers
Pandora