Need advice on Jerky recipe

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ffighter559

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Apr 3, 2011
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Here is a very old Jerky recipe that I have used in a dehydrator or in the oven for many years and wonder what would have to be done to to it in my smoker? would I have to preserve the meat first as I have read sometimes? Mortons tenderquick?

3 Lbs London Broil

3/4 cup Soy sauce

1/4 cup Worcester sauce

1 Tbsp Honey

2 Tbsp Ketchup

1/4 tsp Garlic powder

Salt/Pepper to taste, not to much salt though!

I have used this for years on all types of meat and find its best with venison or flank steak.  Sometimes I pat red pepper flakes on the wet marinated strips for heat before the dehydrator, it seems to taste better than mixing anything else with the mix. tobasco or cayenne in the mix seem to give a bitter aftertaste with little heat.

Slice meat diagonally across grain with sharp knife or meat slicer in 1/8” to 1/4” strips.  Use meat shears to remove fat and cut to desired size. Marinate meat for only 30 min to 1 hour in zip lock bag turning frequently. Dehydrate and enjoy! Take off before it gets crispy or it will dry to crunchy chips and not jerky. About 3-4 hours for 1/8” thick and 6-8 hours for 1/4” thick.  Check regularly. I'm not sure the temps of dehydrator, its just a wallyworld special.
 
I'm just a newbie also. The only difference between a dehydrator and smoker is the smoker has a higher temp capability and smoke which is a preservative. If it's healthy in a dehydrator with out Tender Quick it should be OK in a smoker, I'll just dry faster. Hopefully one of the senior member will add his (or her) expertise. Dehydrator temp on meat is 160-165F

Sounds like a tasty recipe.......copy & paste Thanks
 
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Cure is essential if the meat will be exposed to low temperatures at any time in a smoker.
Cure is optional, when NOT smoking at low temperatures at any time and when following the recommended safe temperature for jerky production.

http://nchfp.uga.edu/publications/uga/prep_safe_jerky.html
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/FACTSheets/Jerky_and_Food_Safety/index.asp

If you do use cure, I recommend using Cure #1 instead of Tender Quick.
Tender Quick will bring along a lot more salt when used in the proper amount.

~Martin
 
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 sounds like a great recipe.......
 
I think one thing to consider is the beef I grew up eating in the 50's is not the same quality of meat found in the average super mart today. In the "olden days" the beef was field raised eating grass, hay, alfalfa, and grains. Small local packing plants slaughtered the beef and sent it to local butchers as halves and quarters. I remember eating raw meat and hamburger and there where no warnings. My favorite was a "cannibal burger" (hamburger and raw onions). To day the beef herds are fed a feed mixture that contains the ashes of cremated cows. Then the feed is withheld and they are held in filthy crowded holding pens with only salt licks and water. They a transported to massive slaughter houses where the are fully processed, including ground beef (first coarse grind). Twenty pound chubs are sent out for a second grind at store level.Lastly, the bacterias associated with raw beef have evolved to be drug resistant over the years. And don't even get me started on "pink slime".

Martin's advice is correct considering today's meat. Sorry to ramble on and I mean no disrespect to butchers, they do the best they can with what they have to work with.

Tomorrow: 1950's pork vs 2012 pork......Just the opposite.
 
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Cure is essential if the meat will be exposed to low temperatures at any time in a smoker.
Cure is optional, when NOT smoking at low temperatures at any time and when following the recommended safe temperature for jerky production.

http://nchfp.uga.edu/publications/uga/prep_safe_jerky.html
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/FACTSheets/Jerky_and_Food_Safety/index.asp

If you do use cure, I recommend using Cure #1 instead of Tender Quick.
Tender Quick will bring along a lot more salt when used in the proper amount.

~Martin
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 Don't know what kind of smoker you have, but I've made many many pounds of jerky in the MES 40. I start 110-120* for about 90 minutes with no smoke to let the meat dry. After that I then add smoke and bump by 10* hourly to no more than 170* until it's at the texture I want. You want to dry it not cook it.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/123611/elk-jerky-again
 
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If you do use cure, I recommend using Cure #1 instead of Tender Quick.
Tender Quick will bring along a lot more salt when used in the proper amount.
Martin, how do you determine how much instacure to use?
 
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