Pumped chicken breast jerky.

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xoltri

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Feb 5, 2013
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So we got a box of frozen chicken breasts for free from the grocery store as a promotion.  These are the ones that have been pumped with sodium (680mg per 100g!) that I've asked my wife to stop buying because I don't agree with buying salt water.

However she asked if I could turn them into jerky.  Now the biggest problem is that if I add the jerky seasoning I have (hi mountain) I'm going to have something so salty as to be inedible.  

Is there a way to get the salt out of these chicken breasts, maybe by soaking them in plain water?  Or can I get some of the nitrite in pure form somewhere so I don't have to add more salt?
 
I would soak them for a hour or two, change the water out every 30 minutes or so. The last time I used breasts to make jerky, I pounded them out flat. It works really good. I would pound them flat then soak. Test fry a small piece to see how salty it is. If its okay then add your jerky mix.
 
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