Dehydrated lean deer meat that has been perfectly marinated in beer and seasonings for an entire night. Although it takes some time to prepare, the jerky is rather simple and well worth the wait. I know your family will adore it because my entire family does.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Additional Time: | 14 hrs |
| Total Time: | 14 hrs 15 mins |
| Servings: | 16 |
| Yield: | 16 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 pounds lean venison, cut into thin strips
- 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle beer (such as Budweiser®)
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ½ cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh garlic
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper, or more to taste
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
Instructions
- Removing all fat and gristle from venison.
- Mix venison with beer, soy sauce, Worcestershire, salt, garlic, curry powder, black pepper, and ginger together in a medium stainless steel bowl. Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours, or overnight.
- Remove venison from the marinade and shake off excess. Discard the remaining marinade.
- Place the meat on the racks of a dehydrator, so that there is room for the air to flow evenly over all of the pieces.
- Let dehydrate to desired consistency according to individual appliance instructions, 6 to 8 hours.
- Your dehydrator may have other time specifications for jerky. If it does, follow the time recommendations for beef jerky.
- Nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of marinade ingredients. The actual amount of marinade consumed will vary.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 78 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 3 g |
| Cholesterol | 40 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 11 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Sodium | 991 mg |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Fat | 1 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This jerky is fantastic! I wasn’t sure that the beer flavor would come through, but it really does! I made one addition to the marinade–1/4 cup brown sugar–because I like a sweet-salty balance in my jerky. Followed the recipe to a T otherwise, and it’s fantastic. I can’t stay out of it! I did use a Sam Adams in place of the Bud because it’s what I had on hand. I will absolutely make this jerky again! Thank you for the recipe!