Homemade Venison Jerky

I made homemade venison jerky this week...so good, and such an excellent source of protein!!

I love venison in all forms. I am also very fortunate to have a close friend who is actually in TX right now on his annual deer hunt.  He has used a great processor over there and we enjoy so many different venison dishes, including the jerky.  I can't wait until he gets back later this week!

Oh Yum, your getting some Venison!!!!! Now that's what I would call a "good neighbor"

Sounds good. Tell how you make jerky. Pretty much all the beef kinds I have tried have too much pepper. I once had homemade goat jerky and it was great. I would like to make lamb jerky but don't know how.

I live in a commercial fishing area and we can get salmon and tuna jerky sometimes. its very good.

Diane

Hey Diane, it's super easy to make.  Slice the meat thin, marinate in a homemade jerky marinade (there are recipes all over the internet), Marinate for a couple of days, place on a rack and bake in the oven at 170 degrees for 4-5 hours with the oven left ajar to let out steam.  If you want, you can buy a lean beef roast and have the meat department slice it for jerky.  This is easier than slicing yourself.  Of course, with venison, we butchered and sliced it all ourselves, You can slice any meat jerky thin for jerky.

By making your own marinade, you can control the peeper , the salt and the flavor. 

Making it yourself is so much cheaper and better tasting than store bought.

I used London Broil when I made beef jerkey. When it's still slightly frozen, it's really easy to slice it thin.

That is so true!  That's how I slice the venison as well.  Having it slightly frozen makes it a cinch to slice, and also easy to get it as thin as you want.

Did your jerky turn out good?  3 of my 4 batches were really good.  One batch got over dried, I left it in the oven to long and it is hard to chew.  The rest were great though.  I made 3 different flavored marinades.  Thanks to kikkomen for coming out with gluten free soy sauce, it allowed me to make teriyaki jerky, our favorite.