I’m considering trying it when I’m car camping to save some cooler space. Is there a recipe you’ve used where it turned out well? Any best practices?
I’m thinking a stew would be a good option, leaving it to soak in the broth for a good long time.
I’ve used it in ramen a few times. Cut into small bits used to flavor some broth.
Also, I just like eating it as part of a meal sometimes. Like with a bagel and fruit.
Chili would be good. Everything could be dried for that.
That’s actually the original way chili would have been made. Vaqueros would have access to salted, dried beef, and dried peppers.
I’ve made pemmican with peppers in it, and rehydrated while camping. It worked out all right. I ended up adding cornmeal so the fat didn’t end up like an oil slick on top. I could basically melt it down and dissolve the cornmeal into it before adding water.
It’s actually used a lot, but probably not in the way you’re thinking. Lookup Machaca and Biltong. Two types of dried beef and pork that are regularly used to kick up flavor and texture in different dishes.
I think the issue with putting it soups or stews is going to be the unpredictable salt levels leeching from the jerky. It would probably be easier to get that flavor of shredded and used to finish a dish.
Pipikaula is the Hawaiian equivalent to biltong, and it’s really good.
“Meat floss” is a disgusting name in my opinion, but it’s the translation of the Asian equivalent of machaca.
Awesome, machaca looks like it works great with other dried staples like rice and beans too. I’ll have to give it a shot, thanks!
Yup. DELICIOUS over plain or spiced rices. Great topping on sauces in Mexican dishes.
No, but I wanna try making the 7-11 Beef Jerky Wellington Josh made on Mythical Kitchen.
