So I got a Weston Propane Smoker (http://www.westonsupply.com/Weston-36-Gas-Smoker-Black-p/41-0301-w.htm) for Christmas I figured I would break it in with some jerky. I have a few Elk roast set aside from this fall but I wanted to perfect it on beef first in case I screwed up. Anyway here is what I came up with.
I bought a 3lb Top Round Roast for my local grocery store. I froze it for 2 hours and then sliced it WITH THE GRAIN into 1/4" strips. I then cut those strips into thirds. I placed them in a gallon zip lock bag.
Then I whipped up the brine/marinade
. 2/3 cup of Teriyaki sauce
. 1/3 cup of Worcestershire sauce
. 1/3 cup of Soy sauce
. 1 tbsp of garlic powder
. Add ground pepper to you desire
I then added it to the gallon zip lock bag and let it sit for 24 hours. Every few hours I would pull it out of the fridge and mix it around. After I laid them out on racks I sprinkled red pepper flake on half of them to give them some spice.
Smoking it:
160 degrees for 3 hours. Swapping racks around at 1.5 hours (only 2 racks in the center, traded places)
I used hickory chips and started with a full bowl of them. I put in new chips at 1 hr and then again at 2 hr. My next batch I will only use the chips I started with. It came out a little smokier than I wanted.
Anyway,
What are your jerky recipes!?
I bought a 3lb Top Round Roast for my local grocery store. I froze it for 2 hours and then sliced it WITH THE GRAIN into 1/4" strips. I then cut those strips into thirds. I placed them in a gallon zip lock bag.
Then I whipped up the brine/marinade
. 2/3 cup of Teriyaki sauce
. 1/3 cup of Worcestershire sauce
. 1/3 cup of Soy sauce
. 1 tbsp of garlic powder
. Add ground pepper to you desire
I then added it to the gallon zip lock bag and let it sit for 24 hours. Every few hours I would pull it out of the fridge and mix it around. After I laid them out on racks I sprinkled red pepper flake on half of them to give them some spice.
Smoking it:
160 degrees for 3 hours. Swapping racks around at 1.5 hours (only 2 racks in the center, traded places)
I used hickory chips and started with a full bowl of them. I put in new chips at 1 hr and then again at 2 hr. My next batch I will only use the chips I started with. It came out a little smokier than I wanted.
Anyway,
What are your jerky recipes!?