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Show Making jerky a la Brimhall will please the crowds By CHERIE HUBER t lack Brimhall, owner of the Red Flame in Bountiful, first published How to Prepare Game in 1964. Now some 25 years later, he is still receiving inquiries about the book which he plans -someday to republish in color. How to Prepare Game covers everything the hunter needs to know to use the game once it is shot The book covers field dressing, skinning a deer and cutting cut-ting it up. In addition the back of the book has recipes on how to cook the deer. Jack Brimhall, Jr. commented com-mented that almost every firm in the valley mat makes jerky for hunters now uses the recipe that Jack Sr. recommended in his book. Jerky is an old Indian method of storing meat, and having an energy building food to carry which takes very little room. Many people like to chew on jerky, but some jerky has a horrible flavor. - . - This recipe will work on all game, beef , pork and lamb. Jack BrimhalTs Jerky Recipe Choose a meat that has long grains in it. This makes the jerky chewy. Use a bottom round, eye of round, flank steak, boneless shoulder, etc. Slice the meat into strips approximately 14 inch thick, and 12 inch wide. Cut wim the. grains, and slice the pieces as long as possible. Rub dry curing salt on the meat and let it sit in a cool place overnight. Don't freeze it or let it get too warm. For 50 lbs. of meat - 6 oz. Prague powder or substitute saltpeter lib. salt i 2 12 oz. sugar Mix the seasoning thoroughly. If you like pepper on your jerky, . add 1 ozk white pepper, or if you like it hot add 1 oz. cayenne pepper. I After it has set over night in a pan wim the seasonings on it, spread the meat out on shallow pans so that no ' piece of meat touches another piece. Stretch them out as long as i you can. Put them in an oven turned down on low heat about ISO degrees. Turn them occasionally. If the heat is between 120 and ISO degrees it will dry the meat while it is cooking. ... i A little liquid smoke can be mix-" ed with the seasoning for a smoke taste. Smoked salt can also be used, but If you use smoked salt, cut down on the other salt Products can usually be found in an import store or from a seasoning distributor. You are going to have trouble keeping the kids and friends out of this, They will eat it like candy, but it's better for them. . : |
