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Homemade Jerky RecipesIn this section you'll find homemade jerky recipes for both beef and venison but that doesn't mean to say that you can't apply the same principles to other meats such as turkey. You could argue that to dedicate a section on how to make jerky isn't appropriate for a barbecue site because technically you don't cook jerky and you don't have to smoke it (although some do). I'm going to argue that we should because when I make jerky I use my homemade BBQ smoker to dry the meat even though I don't pass any smoke through. Just as with smoking, jerking food goes back to the times before refrigeration and canning when it was found that salting and drying meat was a good way to preserve meat and stop it spoiling. Essentially it was a process of dehydration, the drying process originally taking place in the sun but then later by fires as folks found this a more controllable process giving more consistent results.The dried meat could then be added to stews and beans to provide flavor and texture. The jerking process is a two stage job, first a marinade and the secondly dehydration (drying). Nowadays the marinades have become more complicated because this is where the flavor comes into play and the drying process is a lot more controlled. You can do the drying like me in your smoker by suspending the meat strips from the dowels and hooks in your smoker or you can do the drying in the oven. You'll see below that I've got homemade jerky recipes for both methods together with a great marinade. California Jerky Seasoning Recipe The Best Beef Jerky Recipes For The Smoker Homemade Beef Jerky Recipes For The Oven
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