Jerky For Nathan ...

 

Well this was definitely a new adventure for me ...
Nathan had given me packages of frozen deer meat ...
hoping I would take the challenge ...
and make some Deer Jerky ...
And I did ...
 

It took quite awhile to find a recipe online ...
watching YouTube videos ...
learning the process ...
mixed up the brine ingredients ...
put in the deer meat ...
and placed it in the fridge to marinate overnight ...
 

Took out the batch of marinated meat in the morning ...

laid them on trays to drain and dry a bit ...

before they were put in the smoker ...

about 7hrs later ...

took out the smoked ... dehydrated jerky ...

amazed at how much they had shrunk ...

some of them were a little well done ...

due to the thickness of the slices ...

and darkened by the marinade ...

think I will remove the excess next time ...

all in all when it came down to the taste test ...

they were incredibly delicious ...

packaged them up and are in the freezer ...

Hope Nathan will be happy with the result ...

because there is another batch marinating (different brine) in the fridge ...

to be smoked tomorrow ...

now that I have an idea of what I am doing ...

and getting some tips from our neighbour ...

the butcher ... !!!