Truely a lost art. I can't believe how simple yet tasty this is. I'm hooked. As one person pointed out, I don't have access to any form of smoker. So, after the brine, I dried it with paper towels, then rubbed it down with liquid smoke. I then cooked it at 250 for about an hour per pound of meat till an internal of 150deg(f). I let it cool and then hung for a week... Absolutely perfect. 😃

Thank you for keeping your instructions short and to the point. So tired of long-winded instructional videos. I plan to try this in the fall. Good job.

Just the video I was looking for. Short and sweet. Now I have time to compliment you on your video. Thank you.

Wow that looks great how it turned out at the end! I bet it is delicious. I love my mom's recipe for SOS or chipped beef on toast. I will try your recipe!

Chip beef is very expensive, a 4 oz package is around $4.00. That’s $16 a pound, making it more expensive than steak. My cost to make this recipe was about $4 a pound. Anytime you can make it yourself and save a lot of money is worth it. This recipe was very easy to make, the only negative was waiting 2 to 3 weeks to cure and dry, mine took a little longer. The chip beef I buy is not smoked, so I just put it in the oven at 200 degrees until the internal temp was 150, even easier. I dried mine in a biltong box. I’ve been looking for this recipe all over the internet for awhile, Thanks.

1) Thank you for the video. It was great! 2) That tie job is a thing of beauty! 3) I may or may not have salivated when that meat was done! 😋😄 4) Can't wait to try this recipe! Thanks again!! 🙂

you say a cool dry place for a week, how cool? cool like my basement 68 deg or cool like my garage 36 deg? thanks

What is the definition of “cool dry place” temperature wise?

How cool is a cool dry place?

This is one of the best videos I've seen for this! Simple, straight forward and to the point... What temp did you keep your smoker at for this process?

@averageiowaguy

7 жыл бұрын

225

Looks like the cure didn't make it all the way to the center... Is a week long enough? Maybe split the eye of round in half length wise, before salting?

You took the time to make your own dried beef and you made "shit on a shingle"??! Hahaha...love it.

@averageiowaguy

10 жыл бұрын

:)

@chrismanning1746

8 ай бұрын

Shit happens

Well informed, KR!

What kind of wood do you use to smoke the meat for dried beef.

How cool does it have to be for the final step

Could you use a dehydrator and a cut of beef with little fat?

Interesting and succinct - thanks. But what is Tender Quick? What's in it?

@averageiowaguy

10 жыл бұрын

Morton's tender quick is a cure that is available almost everywhere in grocery stores. It has sugar, salt, nitrate and nitrite.

@WayOutWestx2

10 жыл бұрын

thanks (it's not available here in Ireland)

nice

Love the knife, AIG. You really should post some pics of it up at Bladeforums. You're getting good at this knife making stuff.

@averageiowaguy

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the compliment. I'm worried about posting photos of stuff I've made on Bladeforums. People that do that tend to either get wolf-packed or banned for promoting their work without a 'knifemaker' membership.

@wasatchdan

10 жыл бұрын

averageiowaguy Now that you mention it, you're probably right.

Okay but what do you make with dried beef? Recipes? How do you eat it. The picture on the right isn't very clear

Good info...Straight to the point ...no Um, um,um fest

Looks good. Interesting cutlery too. Is that something you picked up in the Philippines?

@averageiowaguy

10 жыл бұрын

I made the knife. It is a forged gaucho knife. 1095 steel, Lignum Vitae (Argentinian wood) handle.

@MarkDobbs697

10 ай бұрын

dried his own beef and made the knife, you’re not the average Iowa guy!!

Can you use this process for deer?

how do you store it after it is dried?

@averageiowaguy

7 жыл бұрын

I used a food saver. If you freeze it after it has been packed in a food saver it lasts a while.

What kind of wood do you use to smoke the beef

@averageiowaguy

Жыл бұрын

hickory works great

I've never seen dried beef like this before, only beef jerky. I can see this is different, but would you tell me more, please, about just HOW it's different? For example, would this travel well in a backpack for a camping trip?

@averageiowaguy

9 жыл бұрын

You can buy both "dried beef" from Carl Budding, and beef jerky in your local grocery story. Big difference between the two products, based on processing. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@ineedmilked

7 жыл бұрын

yes it would go back packing well!! you can eat it as a jerky or you could boil it into a stew.. or like me! I LOVE it as a cream based gravy over home made toast! :D