Make your own venison jerky with ground venison in your dehydrator. This is the best jerky recipe I have found! You can use either ground venison or beef!
Preparation Time
15 mins
Cooking Time
5 hr
Total Time
5 hr 15 mins
Calories
81 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Combine ground venison, salt, MSG, curing mixture, water, liquid smoke, garlic powder, barbecue seasoning, hot pepper sauce, and black pepper in a large bowl; mix thoroughly. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
Step 2
Line food dehydrator trays with plastic wrap. Pat venison mixture into a very thin layer on the trays. Place in dehydrator; set according to manufacturers directions. Once venison firmed, after about 2 hours, remove from the plastic, cut into strips, and replace onto the racks. Continue dehydrating until venison dried, 5 to 10 hours total depending on machine.
Step 3
Blot any grease from jerky with a paper towel. Store in the refrigerator in a jar with a tight-fitting lid.
Ingredients
2 teaspoons water
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
2 teaspoons monosodium glutamate (MSG)
2 teaspoons hickory-flavored liquid smoke
2 pounds lean ground venison or beef
2 teaspoons sugar-based curing mixture (such as Morton® Tender Quick®)
