What Is Jerky and How Can I Use It?
If jerky has turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use it with confidence and how to choose it, cook it, store it, what to substitute, and 2 recipes to try it in.
- In Chinese:
- 生涩的
- British (UK) term:
- Jerky
- en français:
- saccadé
- en español:
- espasmódico
Recipes using jerky
There are 2 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Deluxe Camp Chili with Jerky
A trail-worthy chili made from beef jerky, chili powder, cumin seeds, and oregano simmered low and slow until the jerky rehydrates and turns tender. No fresh meat or refrigeration needed.
Pemmican
Traditional pemmican made from ground caribou jerky, cranberries, raisins, brown sugar, and rendered suet. A high-energy survival food with deep Indigenous roots.
