I've never done ground jerky before, but some other threads have gotten me interested in trying some this weekend. Here's the recipe I found that looked pretty good to me:
5 pounds ground deer meat
4 teaspoons canning salt
1 1/2 teaspoons Tender Quick®
1 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup dark corn syrup
2 tablespoons liquid smoke
1 tablespoon white pepper
I don't have a shooter, so my procedure would be like this:
1) Mix all ingredients, and let sit overnight in fridge
2) Roll out mix onto wax paper to about 1/4 inch thick
3) Transfer rolled mix onto wire rack on cookie sheet
4) Bake at 200 deg with door cracked 2 hours
5) Remove from oven and use pizza cutter to cut into 1in strips
6) Return to oven same temp to finish drying (2-4 hours).
I do have a dehydrator, but I'm not thrilled with the way it eats electricity for 4-6 hours. Plus I'm not confident it gets hot enough to do jerky safely. I could do first 2 hours in oven, then 2 hours in dehydrator, if someone is convinced I'd get a better result.
5 pounds ground deer meat
4 teaspoons canning salt
1 1/2 teaspoons Tender Quick®
1 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup dark corn syrup
2 tablespoons liquid smoke
1 tablespoon white pepper
I don't have a shooter, so my procedure would be like this:
1) Mix all ingredients, and let sit overnight in fridge
2) Roll out mix onto wax paper to about 1/4 inch thick
3) Transfer rolled mix onto wire rack on cookie sheet
4) Bake at 200 deg with door cracked 2 hours
5) Remove from oven and use pizza cutter to cut into 1in strips
6) Return to oven same temp to finish drying (2-4 hours).
I do have a dehydrator, but I'm not thrilled with the way it eats electricity for 4-6 hours. Plus I'm not confident it gets hot enough to do jerky safely. I could do first 2 hours in oven, then 2 hours in dehydrator, if someone is convinced I'd get a better result.