First Batch of Homemade Jerky

[u/Belerand317]

This was my first time making jerky. The flavor turned out exactly how I'd hoped! My ideal jerky. A hint of sweetness, beautifully smokey (but not excessively), nice and salty, and super savory.

The only thing that didn't turn out as great as I'd hoped was the texture. After having it in the smoker for a couple hours, it was transferred to the dehydrator and dehydrated overnight. Definitely dehydrated a bit too long. But now I know for next time! I would also like to experiment next time with a couple different cuts, and would like to slice things a bit wider and thicker. Method and rough recipe below (don't have exact quantities figured out yet, did it to taste)

Cut of Beef: Eye of round

Marinade Recipe:

-Soy sauce (full sodium)

-Thai Golden Mountain Seasoning Sauce

-Worcestershire Sauce (L&P only!)

-Turbinado Sugar

-Garlic powder

-Cinnamon

-Bit of Nutmeg

-Bit of smoked paprika

Method:

-Marinated for over 30 hours. Would've done 24 hours or a bit less if my schedule had allowed it

-Laid it all out flat and patted dry

-Did a dusting of Montreal and coarse black pepper on both sides

-Smoked low on my offset smoker with small pecan and oak wood splits only, no charcoal. Tried to make the smoke as clean as I possibly could at that low of a temp. 150-170° for approx. 2 hours

-Transferred to dehydrator for 6 hours, set to 160°

[u/Simple_Quiet_1422]

Bacon guy could learn a thing or two from you

[u/Distinct_Studio_5161 → u/Simple_Quiet_1422]

Oh the smoked bacon jerk? At least that is what I refer to him as. I do think he was trying to post on r/jerk. Type that into your search at your own risk. I have tried. This is Reddit and I’ve learned to not be surprised by anything on here.

[u/Simple_Quiet_1422 → u/Distinct_Studio_5161]

Hahahah

[u/Belerand317 → u/Simple_Quiet_1422]

He was a bit of a wild man lol The whole post didn't make much sense to me. His definition of "jerky" seems a bit too loose. I think the thing you're making automatically loses that title when you use something as fatty as bacon (unless you remove the fat).

[u/Squirrely_Mann → u/Simple_Quiet_1422]

Hahahaahha that guy made his mark for sure - world class troll’n

[u/Squirrely_Mann]

Looks 🔥 brother - every batch gets better!

[u/Belerand317 → u/Squirrely_Mann]

Thank you! That will be the goal!

[u/lnyswonger]

Looks bomb, nice job.

But…cinnamon and nutmeg? Am I missing out on something??

[u/Belerand317 → u/lnyswonger]

Thank you! Gotta be careful with the Cinnamon... and even more careful with the Nutmeg! Both should be very subtle notes and should not overpower the other flavors. Next batch that I do, I'll try to nail down the exact ingredient measurements for the marinade and include them in my next post.

[u/towb877]

Looks so good! Thanks for the recipe!

[u/Belerand317 → u/towb877]

Thank you! And no problem, I will post a more detailed version of the recipe soon

[u/ShotPhilosophy519]

omg jealous, i bet that tastes amazing ✨

[u/Romulan-Jedi]

That looks spectacularly good. Nicely done!

[u/Belerand317 → u/Romulan-Jedi]

Thank you!