Soft Restructured Jerky

[Sydik Farms]

Does anyone have a recipe and cooking directions to make a softer restructured jerky? I have made jerky in the past but always seems to come out dry/crispy from dehydrator.

[Jonathon]

Sydik Farms Have you tried following this yet? https://meatgistics.waltons.com/topic/625/how-to-make-restructured-jerky-recipe If not, go with that, it makes good jerky that isn’t too tough. Also, in my opinion, do it in a smoker not a dehydrator.

[Dave in AZ]

Sydik Farms
Another thing you can do is add glycerin. You can buy at any health food place or online. Whenever you want a flexible texture left after heating or drying, glycerin is generally the additive. It remains liquid and gives the flex.

[Jonathon]

Dave in AZ I’ve done whole muscle with vegetable glycerin in the past, I liked it. Very slight after taste but nothing to make me not use it again in the future. Do you have a specific type you like?

[Sydik Farms]

What is the ratio of glycerin to pounds of meat?

[Rmagwire]

I smoke mine on a pellet smoker at about 150° - 160° until done to my liking (approximately 4 hours). I spritz it with apple cider/juice and Worcestershire mixture every hour. Pull it off before it’s fully done as it will continue to cook and dry out after you pull it off. Hope this helps. Agree, nothing worse than over dried out jerky. Good luck and Cheers!

[Jonathon]

Sydik Farms When we used it we were doing whole muscle so I can’t say for sure that this would be a one to one but here is the post on that experiment https://meatgistics.waltons.com/topic/2155/homemade-beef-jerky-with-no-sugar-jerky-203

[pepperettes]

Sydik Farms cut your jerky thicker, and across the grain.
I use a dehydrator from CABELA’s and make 3 whole large eye of round at a time 8 to 9 kg. Temperature starts at 145 to 160. Approximately 7.5 hours they crack when I bend them on the outside and flexible on the inside. I leave them in the dehydrator for 3 more hours with it off, and it balances the moisture throughout the jerky. I bag them shortly after with an oxygen absorber, they are ply able and chewy!