Jerky 205: Making Kippered Beef

[Jonathon]

Dr_Pain “We also know kippered fish were eaten in Germany and reached Scandinavia sometime during the Middle Ages. As a verb, to kipper means to preserve by rubbing with salt or other spices before drying in the open air or in smoke. So beef or other meat preserved in the same fashion can logically be called “skippered.”” That is from google, so it has to be true! Interesting, I wonder if it is a regional thing, I am fairly sure when I grew up in Upstate NY lots of stores carried packaged kippered beef.

[Dr_Pain]

Jonathon said in Jerky: 205 Making Kippered Beef:

Dr_Pain “We also know kippered fish were eaten in Germany and reached Scandinavia sometime during the Middle Ages. As a verb, to kipper means to preserve by rubbing with salt or other spices before drying in the open air or in smoke. So beef or other meat preserved in the same fashion can logically be called “skippered.”” That is from google, so it has to be true! Interesting, I wonder if it is a regional thing, I am fairly sure when I grew up in Upstate NY lots of stores carried packaged kippered beef.

Thanks for the explanation! I agree with you, if it is on the internet than it must be true

[mrobisr]

Bonjour I’m a French model!

[johnsbrewhouse]

The Scandinavians countries, and most of Western Europe use the term kippered for preserved smoked fish. Kippered and smoked fish is essentially the same with the exception here, you’ll find that kipped fish has more sugar and a more shiny finish. You won’t find kippered fish cut into strips, but you will find smoke fish treat that way, especially within the Native American populations and Eskimo.

[Jonathon]

mrobisr Glad to see you back on Team Blue, I got a notification that you were no longer a member of the Blue Team!
johnsbrewhouse Have you ever had kippered fish in the US? I don’t think I have ever seen it on a menu. Though, to be fair, I don’t go out to eat all that often and I when I do I am usually having a version of Fruitti de Mare or a Pizza

[johnsbrewhouse]

Jonathon We have kippered salmon all over here in the NW as well as other kippered snacks with some our population immigrating here from Scandinavian and western European countries . It’s basically smoked fish. They sometimes will add herbs to it as well when then dry rub the fish. I’ve eaten both smoked and kippered, but never really as a meal.

[mrobisr]

Jonathon i left and returned trying to get the tab to populate and then realized that it was user error. You are stuck with me now.

[shoprat53]

I don’t have A vacuum timber how long do I marinade the beef for?

[mrobisr]

I will say after tasting some jerky made by vacuum tumbling I will be getting a tumbler very soon. I was very impressed with the very complete flavor and texture of the meat.

[HerbcoFood]

This is pretty much the only way I eat beef jerky these days, it’s from one of my favorite meat markets. They call it chunk beef jerky, would this be considered kippered beef?

[Jonathon]

HerbcoFood I’d say its on the edge of being kippered beef but I also thought they were just different names for the same thing before I worked here
“Often, beef jerky and kippered beef are considered to be one and the same. Actually, jerky is usually dried in smaller strips and not smoked. … Most kippered beef is smoked and not as dried out as jerky. The slices can be rather thick and slightly more moist than jerky.” Sayeth our google overlords.