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January 22nd, 2010 at 9:49 pm

How Do You Make Jerky In A Gas Grill?

in: Outdoor Grill

I am trying to find a recipe to make beef (or whatever kind of meat) in our gas bbq grill outside. I need to make jerky for a kids class on pioneers so the recipe needs to be the kinds of spices they would have had on a covered wagon.
Recipes or websites would be great. Thanks

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    Jerky used by the pioneers was simply meat “pulled” from the muscle rather than cut, then soaked in brine (saturated salt water) and sun dried by hanging the strips over a clothes line or wire.
    Bert

    Bert C on January 23rd, 2010
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    Really
    the pioneers were required to present the receipts for a years supplies of staple items before joining any wagon train
    as for the Chuck Wagon, I am sure the every day spices were used even the ones for turkey and pumpkin pie.
    how long is 20 miles a day for 3000 miles close to 6 months
    and jerky was more likely an item that was made in the towns Rather than in the field It takes days to dry the meat
    and they have a time schedual
    But i guess a clever cook could keep the flys off the hanging raw meat within the covered chuck wagon.

    MikeL on January 23rd, 2010