Jerky Ambrosia

Total Time: 5 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• 3 lbs venison (deer, elk, moose, caribou, or beef)
• 16 ounces light soy sauce
• 16 ounces water
• 1 tablespoon liquid smoke
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 2 tablespoons crushed garlic (optional)
• 15 -20 drops hot pepper sauce (optional)

Recipe

• 1 slice the meat into 1/4 inch thick strips.
• 2 mix together soy sauce, water, liquid smoke, salt, brown sugar,cajun seasoning and optional ingredients in a non-reactive bowl (non-metal).
• 3 place the meat into the marinade and refrigerate for 24-36 hours.
• 4 remove meat and pat dry.
• 5 discard the marinade.
• 6 heat oven to 145 degrees f (with the oven door left open about one inch; this is to allow for air circulation) and place meat on oven rack or a baking rack placed in the oven.
• 7 spread foil on lower rack to catch drippings.
• 8 (our oven will only heat as low as 170 degrees f and jerky was done in 5-5 1/2 hours.) at 145 degrees f, jerky will be done in 6-8 hours.