Hi all here is a strange one.
A friend of mine was given some ground venison mixed with ground pork about 50/50. Is there anyway I can make jerky out of that for him?
BFLO
Don't know why not.
KyNola
Quote from: KyNola on December 21, 2009, 07:16:33 AM
Don't know why not.
KyNola
I agree with KN.
I am not a great jerky maker, but the venison was prob 100% lean and the pork was prob 85% lean and
combining the two would still give you an 85/15 ratio.
How many pounds did he get? was what he got this from a larger mix amount?
50/50 mix of pork and venison sounds like too much pork. Usually the cut is 80/20
If theres enough there, it would make some great smoked sausage.
He got the venison and mixed in the pork himself before thinking about jerky. I know your asking yourself "why wouldnt jerky be his first thought?"
I will just tell him it probably wont work.
Thanks
I would still try it. While the mix ratio may not be the best you could hope for, I would still give it a shot. I'm one of those guys who is just enough of a lame brain to try stuff like this. So what if it doesn't work out like you intended? And what if it does? ;)
KyNola
If he had his deer done by a processor, then it's probably not a 50/50 mix.
Probably closer to a 60/40 or 70/30.
bflosmoke, just throwing this out there but I would add some lean beef in the mix to get it back to 80/20. Something like eye of round.
Thanks all. I have been away for a few days and havent had much time for checking the site. I will talk to him and we will try something it might even make a good fatty.
BFLO