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Make Jerky At Home For Those Long Trips
By Barry J Smallhorn
Make jerky is easy these days. Ensure you have fresh meat, a
quality spice packet, salt, a good oven or a dehydrator and you
can make jerky.
To make jerky in larger quantities, use an oven. Use the dehydrator
for smaller quantities.
Taking Snacks For Camping Trips
There are many cost saving things that you can do to enjoy food.
We like to go camping, so we like to take many snacks with us
when we go on various camping trips throughout the year.
I have found that if I make the snacks for us they are of higher
quality and less expensive. We use these snacks during travel
as well as in the field.
We do not like candy bars, however they are a good source of
energy while camping. I started making high energy candy bars
for us to take along.
Jerky As A Source Of Protein
We also like having jerky in our travels as a source of protein.
The jerky can be very expensive. If you buy the cheaper brands,
there is usually a high fat content.
I found that I know how to make jerky that tastes good and is
very lean. These homemade items take more time to produce, but
the quality and reduced cost are worth the effort.
Standard Crispy Rice Bar Recipe
For the candy bars I use the standard crispy rice bar recipe,
but instead of using rice cereal I use granola and add in M&M’s
and peanut butter.
I put them in a pan to cool then individually wrap the cut bars
with plastic wrap. When I make jerky I use the lean beef trimmings
from the meat bought from the local butcher.
I grind the meat and add spice packets that are available as
most meat counters. Sometimes I will make my own combination of
spices.
Cure The Meat
It is important to put in enough salt to cure the meat. Curing
is salting and drying so that the meat does not spoil. When I
make jerky I like to do smaller batches at a time so that I can
use different flavors.
After I grind the meat I mix in the spices. I then use my cookie
press with the largest design to form logs to make jerky. The
logs can be placed in a dehydrator or in a very low temperature
oven.
Watch For Sales On Beef Roasts
We have a dehydrator, but I often use the oven method if I make
jerky in a larger quantity. I often watch for sales on beef roasts
to purchase my meats.
Most meat counters are willing to grind the roasts free of charge.
The ground roasts work better to make jerky than hamburger because
the meat is leaner.
Packed In Small Ziploc Bags
Once the jerky is dried, I place it in small Ziploc bags and
pack it in the car among all the rest of the food needed for camping
in the wilds of yonder.
I can review my options and cook my own food, so that we can
eat relatively freshly cooked food rather than canned food full
of preservatives and fat.
About the Author:
Barry J Smallhorn has written a number of articles on easy dinners, cooking, food, recipes and cocktails including
Seafood Recipes,
Beef Jerky Meat Recipe,
Cooking With Wine,
Food Recipes,
Tuna Fish,
Caviar,
Potato Recipes,
Cocktail Recipes,
Organic Gift Baskets.
Keep a lookout for more articles on this website.
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