Wild Game Jerky Recipe with Molasses and Herbs (2024)

Homemade Jerky is a wonderful way to store your extra meat for hunting, backpacking and skiing trips. Plus, homemade jerky is an easy, healthy snack when hiking, camping, traveling or just as a quick pick me up type snack.

Learn to Make Homemade Jerky

These recipes are easy to make plus, it is fun & delicious…

PLEASE NOTE: Determine the type of meat you will be using for your Delicious Wild Game Jerky Recipes.

This recipe works well for just about any type of red meat from elk, moose and antelope to buffalo and beef for beef jerky!

1. First of all, you need to decide what type of meat you will be using for your jerky.
2. Next, cut the meat into thin strips approximately 1/4″ or less. A handy tip it to semi-freeze the meat as it is easier to make uniform strips.
3. Gather all the marinade ingredients and combine them in a 9 x 13 glass pan or stainless steel pan. There are two different recipes at the end of this post.
4. Place the meat strips in the marinade and mix well to combine.
5. Cover the pan with plastic wrap making sure them plastic wraps is touching the meat. This helps to eliminate air pockets as well as keep all the meat in the marinade.
6. Tuck the plastic wrap on the inside of the glass pan so it does not cause the marinade to drip or leak out.
7. Finally, place the pan in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours.

One note:

I like using Bragg Liquid Aminosin the marinade which is similar to Soy Sauce.

Wild Game Jerky in Marinade

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Let the meat marinade for at least 24 hours in the refrigerator.

You can start another batch shortly after the first batch to stagger the drying period.

Preparing Jerky Meat Strips for Drying

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Jerky can be dried several ways:

I have dried our jerky on a jerky drying rack, in the oven on the oven racks and in my dehydrator. Due to the need to ensure that the meat strips dry evenly.

Always make sure the meat strips do not touch each other as you are loading the drying rack or dehydrator tray.

If using the LEM Jerky Drying Rack, I like to line my drip pan with Parchment Paper as it make clean up so much easier.

Wild Game Jerky Drying in Dehydrator

Dehydrator:

In addition to using the LEM Jerky Drying Rack, if there are extra meat strips that do not fit on my drying rack, I place in a Dehydratorsimilar to these.

Again, make sure the strips of meat do not touch each other as there needs to be proper air circulation so the strips dry evenly.

Once the jerky is dry to touch but still a little pliable, it should be finished. You want your jerky to be dried. It should be somewhat pliable but not brittle.

I have included two of our favorite Wild Game Jerky Recipes for you to try. Both are delicious…..but feel free to adjust the spices and seasonings to your taste.

Once the jerky is dry to the touch but still a little pliable, remove from either the oven or the dehydrator. Allow the jerky to cool completely.

Storing Your Jerky:

Finally, let’s talk about storing your Jerky: You can store your jerky in plastic bags or jars and put it in the freezer.

In addition to storing the Jerky in plastic bags, if I am storing it for a longer period of time, I will vacuum seal my Mason Jars with myFoodSaver Mini Pluswith the Food SaverWide Mouth Jar Sealerand the Food Saver Small Mouth Jar Sealer

Vacuum Sealing in Glass Jars

Here is a wonderful starter Food Saver Vacuum Sealer Set:

FoodSaver FM2000-FFP Vacuum Sealing System

PRINTABLE RECIPE for HOMEMADE JERKY with MOLASSES

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This Homemade Jerky Recipe was first found on OriginalHomesteading.com