Hi everybody!
Smoked 3lbs of venison jerky this weekend using Mr. Yoshida's cooking sauce as a marinade.
Cut the venison into 1/4" slices and marinaded it in the sauce for about 15 hours in the frig.
sprinkled with fresh ground coarse black pepper.
Smoked with 2hrs of apple smoke at 150F and kept in BS at this temp until done.
They came out great! Very much a teriyaki type jerky.
If you want a jerky with more heat and spice you will want to enhance this with your favorite heat.
This is a good marinade when you're feeling lazy..like I do today! ;)
Carolyn
Great advice, Carolyn! I also recommend Yoshida's Gourmet Sauce for salmon marinade....for those that don't (yet!) own a Reveo, just put the salmon steaks in a Ziplock freezer bag (I use 1 gal size ) and pour in a little YGS to cover, seal it up and let come to room temp on the counter before grilling......Mmmmm Mmmmm (P.S. If you're grilling farmed salmon, be sure to add Liquid Drano to the marinade to counter all the other chemicals!! :o ;) ;) :D )
Hi Kummock!
The only experience that I've had with it is with salmon and it is good on salmon!
I was going to do a teriyaki recipe for jerky then I saw that big Costco sized jug in the back of the frig and took the easy way out.
On the farmed salmon it can be used (along with the drano) to cover the dye they use to make them salmon-colored. ;)
Ironic isn't it?
Carolyn
I have been a Yoshida's fan for 25 years, and have a big Costco jug on hand at all times. Lately I have been doing my chik wings and quarters in a combo of Yoshida and Dale's low sodium with a healthy dose of horseradish powder, onion powder, minced garlic. Overnight soak, get yer heat in the sauce of choice!
Carolyn and Smokin Soon,
I used to use Yoshidas teriyaki for my jerky all of the time. I used ground beef, Hi-Mtn seasonings ,and the jerky cannon. I was able to get my Yoshidas from Sam's Club here in Northern, NY for about $5 a quart. Sam's no longer carries it.
I don't have a Costcos here. Closest one is in Burlington, VT., and the cost of the ferry ride over would not be worth the trip. Any idea if Costcos ships, or where else I might be able to find Yoshidas?
Thanks,
Jeff
Jeff,
Costco does have an online website not sure how much food is on it.
Deb
I notice that about Costco. They get you hooked on something and then it mysteriously disappears.
There was an oriental chicken salad dressing that came in a big jug that I just loved and then "poof" when I ran out it was gone :'(
My folks have still it at their Costco in SoCal, so they bring it up to me when they visit.
They are my connection for Trader Joes, too. ;)
Now I'm wondering if they still have Yoshida's at our Costco. My jug is a year+ old and almost out.
Carolyn
Carolyn,
I saw it at my Costco a couple weeks ago.
Deb
I've learned that at Sam's too. If you see something and you want it, get it then. It might not be there the next time you visit.
Found some on Ebay
http://shop.ebay.com/items/yoshida%20sauce?_dmd=1&_sop=12 (http://shop.ebay.com/items/yoshida%20sauce?_dmd=1&_sop=12)
Thanks for the tips folks, have had Yoshida chicken served from a local restaurant but never thought to use it as a marinade at home.
Kummok, I think your tip on the farm raised stuff would be a waste of good Drano! :P As you know, friends don't let friends eat farmed fish! ;)
Thanks Smokin Soon!
It's nice to know there is somewhere else to get it.
Just in case it goes poof at Costco's
Carolyn
The door is open Carolyn, I'll supply the gear! Cold enough today I am pretty sure the only fish available would flash freeze on the way out.
Stillsmoking where are you....flash frozen fish! :o
Sounds very cold! I thought my 18F was cold this morning, but might be down right balmy compare to where you are. :D
Kummock did you have an earthquake today?
Carolyn
Not really that bad Caribou, last time I looked it was about 12 here this morning. Supposed to get to the twenties today. I am on a small island in Southeast Alaska. Have spent time in your neck of the woods, originally from Southern Idaho but always loved the north part of the state as well.
Which island do you live on? My hubbie is always talking about the "ABC" Islands...he loves bear hunting so he's always reading about your neighborhood.
What part of Idaho are you from?
I do love this part of Idaho, a little different from most of the state. More humid ecosystem...no sage brush or rattlesnakes! Cedars, hemlocks too.
I'm originally from SoCal but I did get married in Anchorage! We had planned an AK honeymoon then decided might as well get married there too!
The marriage license was way cheaper than the nonresident hunting licenses and tags for grizzly and caribou! :D
Carolyn
Carolyn, I live on an island called Mitkof, the town is called Petersburg. Not quite where your husband is talking about but close. I am from the sagebrush of southern Idaho, I actually enjoy sagebrush and rattlesnakes! I had a rattlesnake as a "pet" as a kid and spent a lot of time doing really stupid things with whichever of the poor, poisonous little critters that crossed my path. Let me just say I obviously had a guardian angel as I was never bitten for some reason. I miss the smell of fresh sagebrush! The honeymoon sounds great. We got married in Idaho, put the honeymoon off for a couple of months and then spent two weeks fishing several hot spots across the southern part of the state. The wife didn't fish when we met, I told her on our second date that if she was going to be with me she could either learn to fish or learn to be lonely. She fishes!
Oh, I love sage brush too! We just have to drive south...or west or east to see it!
I think the islands that he talks about have Russian names. :-\
It's great to do outdoor things together. I grew up with a dad that did all outdoor activities and a mom that was strictly an indoor gal.
Luckily my dad had us kids to do the outdoor things with and his friends of course.
I'm a bit more of the fisherman in the family and my hubbie is more the hunter but we do all of it together, we are each others guide ;)
Carolyn
Admiralty, Baranof, Chichagof. Both sides and genders of my family were fishers and hunters. The wife likes to fish and will even fillet the catch! Good to have a guide for sure, very handy when you wake up next to them each morning!
So, true! :)
and yes, those are the islands!
Carolyn