Pemmican - the original meal replacement

[svivian]

Interesting concept for sure and definitely dense with calories. But what do you do for carbs?

someone will correct me if im wrong, but i believe that this is more of a fat based calorie burn similar to keto where carbs are not needed.

 

[HunterGatherer]

OK to render brisket trimmings? Pemmican has been on my radar forever but I haven't started it yet, got about 25 lbs of brisket trim in the freezer right now.

Possibly, depending on what animal the brisket came from but brisket tends to have fat, which you don’t want with the meat portion of the recipe. I know it Seems weird that you need lean meat when you add all that fat in, but that’s how it works

 

[HunterGatherer]

Interesting concept for sure and definitely dense with calories. But what do you do for carbs?

You can add more honey and dried fruit for carbs if you want but I try to avoid carbs most of the time. I find I feel better on a keto, or even carnivore diet. The energy you get from fat is like a long slow burn. Carbs ( especially simple carbs) give a spike and trough energy output that I don’t like. If I’m in a base camp or car camping I’ll eat some rice on occasion but other than that it’s all animal products - meat, cheese, eggs, butter, etc

 

[HunterGatherer]

OK to render brisket trimmings? Pemmican has been on my radar forever but I haven't started it yet, got about 25 lbs of brisket trim in the freezer right now.

Probably okay but if there is any meat still attached it will flavor the fat as it cooks. Maybe not a problem depending on your preference but I don’t like a cooked meat flavor in my pemmican.

 

[The Guide]

OK , I have a whole Moose brisket , would that work well for this ?

I would say yes as long as it is clean of fat and isn't marbled like briskets can some times be. For the best out come you'd use lean stringy meat sliced very thin prior to drying (thinner than jerky is typically sliced).

Jay