Bacon Jerky

[BushTucker]

Hi all

I am still on the jerky theme and just wondered again, what other meats besides venisen and beef can you actually make jerky or biltong from.

I was considering pheasant, as I often get given it, chicken and other poultry, pork and lamb?

Also bacon, as it comes in pre prepared nice thin slices, can this be used if all rind and fat is trimmed off?

Are there different techniques to doing them?

Love to hear your thoughts and experiences.

Don

 

[Ozhaggishead]

Have heard of emu jerky but chicken?Chicken always lot of bacteria on the meat it would be to risky I think.Bacon may work but the problem is the high fat contain you need a lean meat for jerky as the fat has a will rot.

 

[g4ghb]

no idea mate - but love the idea of bacon jerky

would like to think it would turn out like dried pork scratchings Mmmmmmmmm

 

[HillBill]

I think you can make it out of meat you dont have to cook thoroughly. Chicken and pork have to be properly cooked before consumption. Lamb is too fatty i believe. I've considered making pigeon jerky in the past just never got round to it.

 

[Stonedog]

Pork will go rancid VERY quick it dried.....even when cooked. The fat content is just too high.

 

[w00dsmoke]

I would imagine roo would be ok as there is virtually no fat in the meat, not enough to cook with anyway as its so lean. Not sure if it's been tried but after eating lots of kangaroo over an open fire or boiled up with a tin of beer over it while in oz, i'd like to try it.

 

[Ozhaggishead]

I have made kangaroo jerky a few times it is great meat to use.As woodsmoke says it is very lean also it is cheaper than beef over here.Here is a photo of my little one enjoy a piece of homemade kangaroo jerky.

 

[sandsnakes]

Anybody tried bunny? Thats a lean meat.

Sandsnakes

 

[Armleywhite]

a very famous version of pork jerky

http://www.jamonesdomecq.com/index.php?cPath=1&gclid=CMrvp4fk_pcCFYoH3godTHZxDA