Smoky Chicken Jerky

  4.5 – 2 reviews  • Chicken

This horseradish recipe makes this hot sauce in a food processor. Compared to store-bought, it has a fresher flavor and is considerably more pungent.

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 4 hrs
Additional Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 5 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 24

Ingredients

  1. 1 ½ pounds frozen skinless, boneless chicken breasts
  2. ¾ cup low-sodium soy sauce
  3. ¼ cup teriyaki marinade
  4. 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  5. 2 teaspoons dried parsley
  6. 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  7. 1 teaspoon smoked salt
  8. 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  9. 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  10. 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  11. 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (Optional)
  12. cooking spray

Instructions

  1. Cut chicken with the grain into very thin strips, about 1/4-inch thick, while still mostly frozen.
  2. Whisk soy sauce, teriyaki marinade, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, lemon juice, smoked salt, ginger, garlic powder, black pepper, and cayenne together in a bowl and pour into a resealable plastic bag. Add chicken strips, coat with marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, or overnight.
  3. When ready to cook, preheat the oven to 180 degrees F (80 degrees C). Spray a wire rack with cooking spray; place the rack onto a rimmed baking sheet.
  4. Remove chicken from marinade and shake off excess. Place chicken on the prepared rack as close together as possible without touching. Discard remaining marinade.
  5. Bake in the preheated oven, flipping halfway through, until chicken is uniformly dark orange in color and dry inside when cut in half, 4 to 5 hours.
  6. Nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of marinade ingredients. The actual amount consumed will vary.

Reviews

Max Hess
I made this over the weekend, it’s very good jerky. The only change I made was not adding the additional 1/2 tsp of salt. Marinated over night and then about 8 hours in a dehydrator at 160.
Jeremy Young
This is actually a very clever, and delicious recipe. I am quite surprised that I enjoyed it more than the usual store-bought beef jerky. Notes: -Cook at 200 degrees F -Truly aim for 1/4 inch thick, otherwise they are more like chips and lose too much weight -Mine lost 66% mass (fresh to dried), but ideally it’s better to be around 50% (again, don’t cut too thin)

 

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