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GROUND M EAT J ERKY
You c an m ake j erky u sing g round b eef, v enison o r b ison. T ry t o u se 8 5% t o 9 0% l ean. I t h as a
faster d rying t ime, i s e asier t o c hew a nd i s l ess e xpensive t o m ake. S eason & c ure w ith r eady
mix f lavor p ackets o r u se y our o wn r ecipe. M ix t ogether a nd f orm i nto t hin s trips u sing
Cabela's J erky P istol I tem# 0 4048196 o r J erky B laster I tem# 0 4045641 ( sold s eparately)
available f rom C abela's. E xtrude g round m eat m ixture i nto s trips o nto t rays a nd d ry.
Food
Beef / V enison
Pork
Fish
Poultry
Ground M eat
Meats s hould b e d ried a t 1 60˚F ( 71˚C). D epending o n h ow t hick t he m eat i s c ut, h ow h eavily
the d ehydrator i s l oaded, t he h umidity, a nd t he a mbient ( room) t emperature, d rying t imes
may v ary.
When r emoving j erky f rom d ehydrator t rays, w rap i t i n p aper t owels a nd l et i t s tand f or a
couple h ours p rior t o p ackaging. E xcess f at w ill b e a bsorbed i n t he p aper t owels a nd t he s helf
life w ill b e e xtended.
STORING J ERKY
Place j erky i n a j ar w ith a n a irtight l id o r w rap j erky i n a luminum f oil a nd s tore i n a t hick
•
plastic f ood s torage b ag.
• A void s torage i n p lastic c ontainers o r b ags w ithout f irst w rapping i n a luminum f oil o r
waxed p aper.
• I f c ure w as u sed, j erky s hould b e s tored i n a d ark, d ry p lace b etween 5 0-­‐ 6 0°F ( 10-­‐ 1 6°C).
Properly d ried j erky c an b e s tored a t r oom t emperature f or 1 t o 2 m onths.
• I f n o c ure w as u sed i n t he j erky m arinade i t s hould b e s tored i n t he r efrigerator s o t hat
there i s l ess c hance t hat i t w ill g o b ad-­‐ i n t he c ase t hat t he m eat w as n ot c orrectly d ried
or s till r etains m oisture.
• Y ou c an s tore j erky i n t he f reezer t o e xtend t he s helf l ife u p t o 6 m onths. R emember t o
label a nd d ate a ll p ackages.
• V acuum S ealing i s a g reat w ay t o s tore j erky. C abela's h as a r ange o f v acuum s ealers
available f or t his p urpose. G o t o w ww.cabelas.com
JERKY D RYING G UIDE
Preparation End C ondition
Tough, d ry, n ot
Cut i nto 1 /4-­‐
Tough, d ry, n ot
3/8" t hick
strips a nd
Firm, d ry, s hould
marinade o r
not c rumble
season
Tough, d ry, n ot
Extruded Dry, E asy t o
strips
Dry T ime
(Hrs.)
6-­‐15
brittle
6-­‐15
brittle
10-­‐16
8-­‐12
brittle
8-­‐15
chew
15
Dry t ime & S etting
High f or 3 h ours, t hen
medium u ntil d ry
High f or 3 h ours, t hen
medium u ntil d ry
High f or 8 h ours, t hen
medium u ntil d ry
High f or 4 h ours, t hen
medium u ntil d ry
High f or 5 h ours, t hen
medium u ntil d ry