Northumberland jerky

[themac]

Problem is it seems to get eaten so quick

Oh and I have found that Tesco have some great plastic toothpicks called ' Easy Flossing' pefect for get dreid beef out your gob.

 

[charley beale]

The sell jerky in Asda now, found it last night

They sell jerky in Tesco too! Look in the beer aisle. Haven't tried the cajun but the original nice and chewy if a bit on the salty side.

 

[AJB]

Well today I made some jerky

Asdas smart price steak, cut into strips, I divided it into three lots

plain
wocester sauce
dark soy

and dried in the oven set at lowest.

it tastes great!

Ill try some more spices next time

Was there much difference between the three versions? What was the plain like?

 

[Tengu]

slightly raw and salty.

Its edible but best seasoned I think

 

[AJB]

Thanks, I'll stick to the tasty versions then!

 

[JimH]

Thanks, I'll stick to the tasty versions then!

Try 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp crushed black pepper, 1 tsp crushed cumin, 1 tsp crushed coriander, 1/2 tsp flaked chillies. sprinkle evenly and rub in.

Quantities personal/vague/based on what I think does around 500 grammes (1lb ish) of meat, cut into roughly 4-6"x1"x1/2" strips. Dries in the dehydrator overnight to bendy, over 16 hours to stick-like.

Based on my interpretation of Susmans' chilli biltong, the cumin and coriander liven it up (you may wish to reduce the chilli)

Susmans and others who make the real thing are great. Most of the supermarket packet stuff is pretty high in salt, sugar, MSG and untold 'E' numbers

Jim.