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Quirky Jerky

SERENE CHATS: This jerky is REAL FOOD FOR ON THE GO. This AIN’T no plastic, fake food, processed jerky stick! This here is wholefood protein along with veggies and healthy fat from seeds, all slow baked with the perfect fusion of spice and crispness, no dehydrator needed. This recipe is found in the "Sauces, Dressings, Dips & Other Odds and Ends~Salad Dressings" Chapter of Trim Healthy Table, page 534.

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SERENE CHATS: This jerky is REAL FOOD FOR ON THE GO. This AIN’T no plastic, fake food, processed jerky stick! This here is wholefood protein along with veggies and healthy fat from seeds, all slow baked with the perfect fusion of spice and crispness, no dehydrator needed. This recipe is found in the "Sauces, Dressings, Dips & Other Odds and Ends~Salad Dressings" Chapter of Trim Healthy Table, page 534.

Ingredients
  • 2 lbs lean grass-fed beef (or venison; Drive-Thru Sue’s can use lean ground turkey)
  • 2 large carrots (grated)
  • 2 large stalks celery (2 large celery stalks; finely diced)
  • 2 green onions (finely diced; optional)
  • 1 cup fresh raspberries (or fresh cranberries; diced)
  • 1/2 cup walnuts (finely diced)
  • 1/2 cup flax seeds (or chia seeds)
  • 1/2 cup sesame seeds (or hullseeds, or any other favorite seeds)
  • 3 Tbs TH Nutritional Yeast
  • 1 1/4 tsp TH Mineral Salt (salt lovers will want another ¼ teaspoon)
  • 1 1/2 tsp cumin seeds (optional)
  • 1/2 tsp cumin (1/2-1 teaspoon ground cumin; use the larger amount if you don’t use the cumin seeds)
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp chipotle chili powder (or chili powder)
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (reduce to ¼ teaspoon if scared of spice)
  • 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper (reduce to just a doonk if scared of spice)
  • 3 Tbs apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp liquid smoke (mesquite; 1 full teaspoon for smoke lovers)
Instructions
  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to its lowest setting (around 170°F) and preferably on a convection setting if you have it. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper or grease 2 large pizza stones.

  2. 2

    Mix everything up well with your hands in a large bowl. Spread the mixture super thin by squishing and spreading it flat with your hands on the baking sheets or stones.

  3. 3

    Bake all night (7 to 8 hours). In the morning, flip the sheets of jerky and keep baking another 3 to 4 hours, or until the jerky is incredibly crispy. Turn the oven off and let the jerky cool inside the turned-off oven.

  4. 4

    Break the jerky up into snack bar–size pieces. Store in zippy bags in the freezer for the long term. This keeps them super crispy and yumzers.

     
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Recipe Notes

Intro continued.....It is quirky because the texture is a little different from regular
jerky since it is slow-baked rather than dried, but we’ve grown to prefer this sort of jerky now. If you have to rush off to work in the mornings, it is best to make this on the weekend or on your days off, as it has a long, low bake time. Go ahead and throw a couple pieces into your purse in a baggie for true nourishment and satiety while out and about, or dip a piece or two in your favorite on-plan dip like Kickin’ Dippin’ Sauce (page 518). We call this the perfect natural snack!

Read it online: https://trimhealthymama.com/recipe/quirky-jerky/