Re: Dinner in the year of our lord 20241031.

On Fri, 15 Nov 2024, Hank Rogers wrote:

Carol wrote:

Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
 

On 2024-11-14, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:
 

Can I do it in the oven? I dreamt about making my own beef jerky but
have not yet tried it. I fear that the oven will give a suboptimal
result.

 I used to make jerky. Duck and venison come to mind. Fall is a perfect
time to do it if you have black pepper, fishing line and a garage to
string the line in. Coarse black pepper keeps the flies off.
The process could be done in a spare room if where the jerky might
drip, at first, is protected. You'd probably need less pepper too.
Jerky is hard to get wrong. Even I could do it. I think I used some
sort of soy marinade first. Maybe, just salt and pepper. Too long
ago. :(

 I don't think I'd be comfortable with that, especially venison.
Trichinosis danger (yes, EU too).  Not sure air dried will kill that
but I'd be uncomfortable with it.
 

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It's easy to prevent trichinosis. Just urinate on the strips of meat before you hang them to dry. The ammonia in your urine kills any trich worms.
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And it adds a nice nautical flavor too.

Fascinating! So do I understand you correctly that Hanks beef jerky contains fly eggs, and has been marinated in urine? I imagine it has quite a unique and strong flavour!