What's your next Meat Project?
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I have now safely put the meat away to cure in the brine, just now wait to get a beautiful smoke bath Saturday morning.
HerbcoFood quick question for you… do you cut the pellicle off or are you one that likes to eat that leathery “funk”?? I normally trim and grind the rind to add to spaghetti or chilis. It add a little texture and a little funk and I like it.
I can convert my meat locker back and forth between dry aging and curing (using the controllers). I dry age during the winter and early spring season (because it is less demand on the compressor to maintain the temps) and cure meat during the summer and fall season. I put away a bunch of steak away (45 and 60 days) and when I have enough stock I just start making salamis and stuff.
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I had forgotten about my buddy for some reason bought me an entire NY strip and the umai dry aging bags to see how it works. Well today was day 45 of being aged, so I cut 1.5" steaks. I will reverse sear two this weekend to see how supple they taste. My smoker will be blowing and going Saturday for sure. The fat feels very buttery and the meat is super soft.
HerbcoFood oh man that looks good. I am sure that you will enjoy them. My brother uses the Umai bags and is happy with them.
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HerbcoFood quick question for you… do you cut the pellicle off or are you one that likes to eat that leathery “funk”?? I normally trim and grind the rind to add to spaghetti or chilis. It add a little texture and a little funk and I like it.
I can convert my meat locker back and forth between dry aging and curing (using the controllers). I dry age during the winter and early spring season (because it is less demand on the compressor to maintain the temps) and cure meat during the summer and fall season. I put away a bunch of steak away (45 and 60 days) and when I have enough stock I just start making salamis and stuff.
Dr_Pain said in What's your next Meat Project?:
pellicle
I left it on there, so I can easily still try one with it left on there.
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HerbcoFood oh man that looks good. I am sure that you will enjoy them. My brother uses the Umai bags and is happy with them.
YooperDog I am now thinking I maybe I should do a venison backstrap…all we have it time!
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I had forgotten about my buddy for some reason bought me an entire NY strip and the umai dry aging bags to see how it works. Well today was day 45 of being aged, so I cut 1.5" steaks. I will reverse sear two this weekend to see how supple they taste. My smoker will be blowing and going Saturday for sure. The fat feels very buttery and the meat is super soft.
HerbcoFood man those look great
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YooperDog I am now thinking I maybe I should do a venison backstrap…all we have it time!
HerbcoFood I am thinking about leaving one of the straps whole this season. During camp we cook one side up, I think I will keep the other for a little bit of experimentation. Thanks for the idea.
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YooperDog I am now thinking I maybe I should do a venison backstrap…all we have it time!
HerbcoFood that sounds really interesting.
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HerbcoFood I am thinking about leaving one of the straps whole this season. During camp we cook one side up, I think I will keep the other for a little bit of experimentation. Thanks for the idea.
YooperDog You’re welcome, I like trying different ways to cook wild game. Got keep things hot and fresh when it comes to the culinary desires.
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YooperDog I am now thinking I maybe I should do a venison backstrap…all we have it time!
HerbcoFood said in What's your next Meat Project?:
YooperDog I am now thinking I maybe I should do a venison backstrap…all we have it time!
Having done a few dry aging I wonder how the venison (being so lean) would turn out? I’ve tried a few select beef experiment and always found that more intramuscular fats gave me the better results. The best thing about dry aging beef is that it make the meat “beefier”. I wonder if that applies to wild game as well?
If you do try the experiment please update us. Definitely interested
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HerbcoFood said in What's your next Meat Project?:
YooperDog I am now thinking I maybe I should do a venison backstrap…all we have it time!
Having done a few dry aging I wonder how the venison (being so lean) would turn out? I’ve tried a few select beef experiment and always found that more intramuscular fats gave me the better results. The best thing about dry aging beef is that it make the meat “beefier”. I wonder if that applies to wild game as well?
If you do try the experiment please update us. Definitely interested
Dr_Pain I know people up north dry age deer/elk in their garages during the winter. I know there is literature out there about dry aged venison. Heck I know a lot of people dry age whole deer quarters here in their fridge. It’s been done, just this is one way I haven’t seen it done.
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Dr_Pain I know people up north dry age deer/elk in their garages during the winter. I know there is literature out there about dry aged venison. Heck I know a lot of people dry age whole deer quarters here in their fridge. It’s been done, just this is one way I haven’t seen it done.
HerbcoFood said in What's your next Meat Project?:
Dr_Pain I know people up north dry age deer/elk in their garages during the winter. I know there is literature out there about dry aged venison. Heck I know a lot of people dry age whole deer quarters here in their fridge. It’s been done, just this is one way I haven’t seen it done.
That’s awesome! I am not a hunter so I don’t have much experience with testing new venison recipes or cooking techniques. My main experience is when a patient comes in with a backstrap or some sausages and it happens infrequently enough that I normally just cook the backstrap the standard way I know my family will like. I will have to do some reading to see what the consensus on taste and texture of the meat is.
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HerbcoFood said in What's your next Meat Project?:
YooperDog I am now thinking I maybe I should do a venison backstrap…all we have it time!
Having done a few dry aging I wonder how the venison (being so lean) would turn out? I’ve tried a few select beef experiment and always found that more intramuscular fats gave me the better results. The best thing about dry aging beef is that it make the meat “beefier”. I wonder if that applies to wild game as well?
If you do try the experiment please update us. Definitely interested
Dr_Pain Hank Shaw, Hunter, Angler, Gardener, Cook advocates a bit on using venison fat in sausages and such. I think making a loin roast of venison and covering with caul fat may help offset the leanness. We usually don’t have a shortage of venison, though I am usually a bit apprehensive about using the loin for anything other than steaks or a roast. But I am going to be a bit more adventurous this season with the loin.
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I may try Bresaola, I think the results with venison backstraps would be comparable
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Dr_Pain Hank Shaw, Hunter, Angler, Gardener, Cook advocates a bit on using venison fat in sausages and such. I think making a loin roast of venison and covering with caul fat may help offset the leanness. We usually don’t have a shortage of venison, though I am usually a bit apprehensive about using the loin for anything other than steaks or a roast. But I am going to be a bit more adventurous this season with the loin.
YooperDog A few years ago I didn’t ran out of roasts to make pastrami, so I noticed I still had ample amounts of backstrap…so guess what I used…I mean it clearly came out great. I couldn’t tell you if there really was a difference between using a roast vs. backstrap.
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I was cleaning out the freezer and found some two year old back straps.
Thick Sliced across the grain they make a fine whole muscle meat jerky.Paul
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I was cleaning out the freezer and found some two year old back straps.
Thick Sliced across the grain they make a fine whole muscle meat jerky.processhead jerky from backstraps. Haven’t been able to make myself do that yet.
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processhead jerky from backstraps. Haven’t been able to make myself do that yet.
cdavis said in What's your next Meat Project?:
processhead jerky from backstraps. Haven’t been able to make myself do that yet.
Normally I would save them for the grill, but these hid out in the freezer for two years. Still have some newer ones on hand for grilling and hopefully some fresh ones on deck when I harvest deer this fall.
Seriously, it is sooo good and tender. If you have never tried it, you need to treat yourself to some.
Paul
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cdavis said in What's your next Meat Project?:
processhead jerky from backstraps. Haven’t been able to make myself do that yet.
Normally I would save them for the grill, but these hid out in the freezer for two years. Still have some newer ones on hand for grilling and hopefully some fresh ones on deck when I harvest deer this fall.
Seriously, it is sooo good and tender. If you have never tried it, you need to treat yourself to some.
processhead I can live with that explanation. I bet it does make some great jerky.
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The pit is lit, the blue smoke is rolling and my Canadian Bacon is getting a nice smoke bath.
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cdavis said in What's your next Meat Project?:
processhead jerky from backstraps. Haven’t been able to make myself do that yet.
Normally I would save them for the grill, but these hid out in the freezer for two years. Still have some newer ones on hand for grilling and hopefully some fresh ones on deck when I harvest deer this fall.
Seriously, it is sooo good and tender. If you have never tried it, you need to treat yourself to some.
processhead I agree, they do make great jerky. A few years ago found some in freezer that was a couple years old and made into jerky.
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