Beef jerky recipe

Hey Terry, will you be extruding the ground meat out of a cookie press? My Nesco dehydrator that I bought sells a press for the ground meat or it says to use a cookie press. I have not tried it yet.

CB

I saw that they sell extruders, but I don't have one and I didn't want to wait for one to be shipped to me. I must have every kitchen gadget known to man, so I was amazed that I did not know this existed. I do lot's of gingerbread house's for XMAS gifts, so I have lots of pastry bags. I went to the craft store and bought a large tip for one of the bags. It is about 1 3/4 inches wide by 1/4 inch thick. Flat on one side and ridges on the other. I cut my pastry bag (16 inch heavy plastic) so the tip would fit in. I put the meat mixture in this and it worked like a charm. I made the jerky pieces about 4 inches long.

Right now, my house smells wonderful!!! I am figuring 7 hours at 145 degrees. Here is the recipe I made up. You could add some red pepper to it if you want it hot. I put alot of black pepper and will see how it goes.

Ground Turkey Jerky

2 pounds ground turkey

2 tsp kosher salt

2 tbs ground black pepper

2 tsp garlic powder

2 tsp onion powder

2 tsp fake brown sugar

½ cup worcestershire sauce

1 tsp liquid smoke

1 tbs olive oil

Mix all ingredients and place in a zip bag. Chill overnight. Extrude from wide tip of pastry bag. Dehydrate for 9 hours at 145 degrees.

Update: This came out GREAT!!!

Terry, hey that is a great idea about the pasty bag and thank you for the recipe.

With my Nesco unit you can buy an extruder if you choose but they also say in the instruction book that you can use a cookie press. I am going to guess that you use the disk that is a zig zag shape. I think you know what I mean if you have a cookie press

^^^^^^^^^ this shape.

The cookie press should work. I have one also, but the bag was easy to fill because I have a big one. The cookie press may not hold too much. Also, you should try the recipe to see if you like the taste and texture. It tastes just like regular, without ripping your teeth out !!  I was going to get the jerky gun, but I liked the pastry bag so well, I think I will stick with it.

Another dehydrator question for you... Have you made Flax Seed crackers yet?? I make crackers all the time and they are great also..  Terry

Terry, thanks for the info regarding the texture. Yes, I agree with you as the cookie press is relatively small.  Eventually, in a couple of weeks I will try that (the press or pastry bag). My DH and I have some other things in the works with needing to go and see his mom in IA over the weekend. His mom is asking to see all her kids and she is 86 so I truly believe in premonitions. My mom did the same thing before she died.

No, I have not thought about the crackers. Do you have a recipe to share? I love crackers that are a good bang for my calorie/nutrition count.

Christine,
I make parmesean crisps...Super easy and you can change it up.

Preheat oven to 350.

1 cup parmesean cheese  (or any other hard cheese),grated


Line cookie sheet with a silicone mat.
Measure out 1-2 Tbsp of cheese onto the mat.  Depending on the size, you can get 12-18 crisps.

Bake for 5-7 minutes.  Let cool and enjoy

**I mix 1 tsp of italian seasoning with the cheese...grate with chili or baked meatballs and sauce.

***I also tried a cayenne pepper blend with the cheese....had it with a side of salsa.

Thanks for the recipe and sorry for the delay in reponding.

Hi,
Read your post and I am looking to buy a Dehydrator.  Can you tell what kind you bought and where you got it?  Thanks.

Susan G. 

Susan, sorry for the delay in responding to you as I have had a busy last several days. I posted on your post with a couple of links.