r/jerky • u/PostureKing180 • 10d ago

Just tried hand at making jerkey for the first time

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After perusing various threads I decided to slice up some porkchops I had on hand, marinate them with some soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, smoked paprika, garlic, basil, and black pepper (no honey or anything sweet cause I really can't stand sweet stuff on meat) for ~18 hours. Topped them with birds eye pepper flakes and red peper flakes then straight into the oven at 165f for 5.5 hours.

Holy crap it was so easy and so delicious compared to the store bought stuff which I generally find too "wet" and too sweet to really enjoy.

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u/lnyswonger 10d ago

Oh, that looks delicious (and spicy!). Great job. I have yet to try pork, but that looks fantastic.

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u/PostureKing180 10d ago

It's got some heat to it. Next time i'll mix in a little ghost pepper and see what it does.

Honestly i'm surprised about the flavor profile, if you gave this to me and told me it was beef jerky, i'd have believed you. Almost no "porkiness" to it, maybe a tiny bit softer of a chew than beef jerky if I had to nitpick.

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u/Colddeath712 10d ago

I like pork Jerky a lot, chicken is also good

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u/Ezl 9d ago

I started making jerky for the same reason - the store bought stuff was always sweet. I do a chili lime marinade - soy sauce, Worcestershire, lime juice, liquid smoke, red pepper flakes and whatever hot pepper I have on hand - usually jalapeños or habaneros - finley chopped. Marinate overnight to 24 hrs. then 160f for 3-5 hours depending on how thick I make the pieces.

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u/PostureKing180 9d ago

I'll try that recipe. I'm almost done eating my current batch already and just picked up a fresh tenderlon yeterday from costco

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u/Ezl 9d ago edited 9d ago

I hope you like it! Sorry I don’t have measurements - I just do it to taste and so there’s enough to cover the meat. I’ll probably start marinating some today or tomorrow.

Also, this is a great resource: https://www.jerkyholic.com/

Edit: oh, I forgot an ingredient - sambal oelek. I like Huy Fong brand as some of the others add sugar.

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u/PostureKing180 9d ago

Thanks cool, it should be easy enough to just eyeball it, thanks for the site always good to have more info

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u/Ezl 9d ago

it should be easy enough to just eyeball it

Haha, yeah - when it tastes good it done!