Not only is it "Tasty Tuesday!", but today is also National Jerky Day. One of our MAK owners developed this excellent hamburger jerky recipe that’s very easy to make and is ready to eat in just a few hours time.
Hamburger Jerky:
Ingredients:
1-Jerky gun (use a Nesco Jumbo Jerky Maker)
5 pounds extra lean ground beef (93/7) (Optional: ground turkey or chicken meat)
2 cups soy sauce
2 cups white sugar
4 garlic cloves, chopped fine
1 inch fresh ginger, gated
1 tsp. toasted sesame oil
½ tsp. chili powder
plastic wrap
bakery cooling rack
Preparation:
In a bowl mix together the soy sauce, sugar, garlic, ginger, chile powder and sesame oil. Place bowl in microwave and heat for 1 minute. Stir ingredients to mix. Combine the marinade with the meat, mixing thoroughly. Place hamburger in refrigerator and cool for approximately 4 hours.
After refrigerating, divide hamburger into equal portions to form logs the same length as the jerky shooter. Wrap each log in plastic wrap. Return hamburger logs to refrigerator for up to 48 hours.
Remove hamburger from plastic wrap and feed into jerky shooter.
Follow manufacturer instructions to form raw jerky strips. For best results, lay strips in a single layer on a baking rack, leaving space between each strip.
Cooking:
Start your MAK and leave on “Smoke”. Allow grill to come to temperature. Place baking racks inside main cooking chamber and smoke for 1.5-2 hours.
Caution!: Because the hamburger meat is so lean, it can dry out quickly. So test jerky every 30 minutes until your preferred level of dryness is achieved. It is okay for the finished jerky to be a little “wet” when it is finally dried.
Place finished jerky into a resealable plastic bag and refrigerate. It’s good for up to 2 weeks in the fridge.
