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
In a large bowl, combine ground venison, salt, MSG, hot sauce, curing mixture, barbeque seasoning, water, liquid smoke, garlic powder, and pepper; mix thoroughly. Cover, and refrigerate for 2 hours.
Step 2
Line food dehydrator trays with plastic wrap. Pat meat mixture into a very thin layer on the trays. Place in dehydrator set according to manufacturers directions. Once the meat has firmed up, after about the first 2 hours, remove it from the plastic, cut into strips, and replace onto the racks. Continue until the meat is done drying, about 5 to 10 hours total depending on machine.
Step 3
When finished, blot off any grease with a paper towel. Store in the refrigerator in a jar with a tight fitting lid.
Ingredients
2 teaspoons water
2 ½ teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
2 teaspoons monosodium glutamate (MSG)
½ teaspoon pepper
1 ½ teaspoons barbeque seasoning
2 teaspoons hickory-flavored liquid smoke
2 pounds lean ground venison or beef
2 teaspoons sugar-based curing mixture (such as Morton® Tender Quick®)
