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Looking for a sweet and super spicy beef jerky marinade...

Posted on 1/27/16 at 4:57 pm
Posted by The Egg
Houston, TX
Member since Dec 2004
79311 posts
Posted on 1/27/16 at 4:57 pm
breaking out the dehydrator for the first time in a while, and am needing a recipe.
Posted by rduple2
Belle Chasse
Member since Oct 2009
259 posts
Posted on 1/27/16 at 5:17 pm to
I always liked the Allegro marinades for jerky. Don't see why you couldn't add some brown sugar in until it tasted sweet.
Posted by The Egg
Houston, TX
Member since Dec 2004
79311 posts
Posted on 1/27/16 at 5:20 pm to
thinking about adding a heaping portion of spicy asian chili oil to any marinade that i try. that should give it a kick.
Posted by Honky Lips
Member since Dec 2015
2828 posts
Posted on 1/27/16 at 7:21 pm to
quote:

I always liked the Allegro marinades for jerky. Don't see why you couldn't add some brown sugar in until it tasted sweet.



Im soaking skirt steak in allegro fajita marinade right now. I bet it would make a great jerky marinade.

Use the dry Seasoning to get your heat. After marinade, drain the meat and toss with a black pepper based steak rub. Toss in red some red pepper flakes for spice.
Posted by Tiger In the Swamp
Louisiana
Member since May 2014
841 posts
Posted on 1/29/16 at 4:40 am to
Hi Mountain dry jerky seasoning makes a "Sweet and Spicy" flavor. Dry seasoning makes your dehydrator so much easier to clean after a batch. Amazon can have it at your house in 2 days, or Cabelas carries it.
Posted by Jibbajabba
Louisiana
Member since May 2011
3893 posts
Posted on 1/29/16 at 5:39 am to
Bass pro carries Backwoods brand jalapeño flavor marinade. It tastes incredible. Marinate for 24 hours with a healthy kick of liquid smoke and it is spicy. I have dusted it with cayenne after laying out in dehydrator and found it to be a little much. I strongly recommend this marinade.
Posted by busbeepbeep
When will then be now?
Member since Jan 2004
18383 posts
Posted on 1/29/16 at 9:30 am to
I just got a dehydrator this week. (Presto 06301) Haven't used it yet. What's everyone's favorite cut of meat to use for jerky?
Posted by Honky Lips
Member since Dec 2015
2828 posts
Posted on 1/29/16 at 10:23 am to
eye of round. cheap and lean.
Posted by busbeepbeep
When will then be now?
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 1/31/16 at 11:50 pm to
So I gave it a go.

Had 47oz of flank steak from Costco. ACtually bought a 4 lb pack but cooked a 16oz flank for dinner yesterday.
I searched and read about a lot of different recipes and this is a hybrid of a few I that I sorta combined.

Jerky Trial

3 lbs flank steak trimmed of fat and cut into strips
1/2 cup Allegro marinade
1/2 cup Szechuan Hot and Spicy marinade
1/4 cup Worcestershire
1 TBSP Liquid Smoke
2 tsp Sambal Oelek Chili Garlic Sauce
2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp red pepper flake
1/2 tsp chili powder
3 TBSP morton tenderquick curing salt

Set it to 4.5 hours at 165 setting. Next time I'll set to 4 hours or try lower temp.

USDA Choice Flank from Costco, $7/lb



Cut up. Some with grain, some against



Cure ingredients




Presto 06301 Dehydrator


Finished Product. I had eaten a few pieces for sampling, so lets call it 23 oz of beef jerky yielded from 47oz of raw flank steak.



Pleasantly surprised with the results. Had a nice spicy flavor. I was trying to avoid added sugar/carbs. My calculations show this to be 1-2g carbs per 1oz, compared to 5g-9g for all the commercial varieties.




This post was edited on 2/1/16 at 10:36 am
Posted by LSU fan 246
Member since Oct 2005
90567 posts
Posted on 2/1/16 at 12:01 am to
Looks good. Started making my own jerky and just laugh when I see how expensive it is in stores and how crappy it is.

Ive never used flank though. I usually get eye of round
Posted by Got Blaze
Youngsville
Member since Dec 2013
8810 posts
Posted on 2/1/16 at 9:28 am to
my go to for sweet n spicy , if I want more heat I'll add ground smoked chipotle

Posted by Jibbajabba
Louisiana
Member since May 2011
3893 posts
Posted on 2/1/16 at 10:34 am to
quote:

Started making my own jerky and just laugh when I see how expensive it is in stores and how crappy it is.


That is the truth!! I used to eat Loves Truck stop jerky all the damn time thinking that it was premium!! When I started making it, I realized that all of the stuff you buy commercially is crap!
This post was edited on 2/1/16 at 10:37 am
Posted by BRgetthenet
Member since Oct 2011
117760 posts
Posted on 2/1/16 at 11:11 am to
Looks good. 23 oz of jerky would last me a few days.

Has to be cheaper than the packaged stuff too.

Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
28822 posts
Posted on 2/4/16 at 8:29 pm to
I started getting that thin cut beef from Walmart for my jerky. I think it's called masala or something. May be for Mexicans or something. Works just fine.
Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
28822 posts
Posted on 2/4/16 at 8:32 pm to
A couple times I put the meat in the smoker for about 30 minutes then to the dehydrator. Was damn good but added more work to it.
Posted by crimsonsaint
Member since Nov 2009
37277 posts
Posted on 2/4/16 at 9:18 pm to
quote:

Started making my own jerky and just laugh when I see how expensive it is in stores and how crappy it is.


I've never had any good commercially made jerky, but after making it myself many times, the prices that they charge aren't out of line. It's time consuming and it's not cheap. I'd charge more if it were me.

As someone else said, backwoods is good stuff. You can buy it at Academy as well.
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