Venison/pork jerky

[bflosmoke]

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

[KyNola]

Don't know why not.

KyNola

[classicrockgriller]

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.

[NePaSmoKer]

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

[pensrock]

If theres enough there, it would make some great smoked sausage.

[bflosmoke]

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

[KyNola]

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

[classicrockgriller]

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.

[OU812]

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.

[bflosmoke]

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