Okay so I am getting ready to make some venison jerky. I have a pretty good recipe that I really like but I thought about stepping it up a notch with some black pepper. I do like good pepper jerky but I have never made any and don't know how much pepper to add. Does anyone have any good ideas? Here is what I do now;
1lbs of meat
1½ teaspoon hickory smoke salt
½ teaspoon garlic salt
½ teaspoon onion salt
1 teaspoon tender quick
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper