anders
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This is my first foray into curing and drying meats, but it's something that I've wanted for a long time. I recently received a book from a Saffa friend ("Make you own Biltong and Droewors") and it seemed simple enough.
I started off with some simple cuts of beef from the supermarket.
Sliced them up and prepared the spicemixes. (1 part salt, 1/2 part sugar, 1/2 part coriander, a small amount of bicarbonate and a healthy dose of chili powder.)
Basted the meat with a mixture of cider vinegar and hot sauce (four pieces of meat) and cider vinegar and Worcestershire sauce (two pieces of meat). Then I sprinkled the meat with the spice mix and left it in the fridge over night.
In the meantime I built my biltong box and used a lightbulb to create airflow by using convection (heat rises). In with the meat and let it dry.
I expected this to take 3-4 days, but I was rather surprised that the biltong was already ready after just 24 hours, but I guess that due to my rather thin slices, that's expected.
Even though I used a healthy amount of both chili powder and hot sauce, I don't really feel any heat from the biltong, so for my next attempt, I need to increase the dosage.
I started off with some simple cuts of beef from the supermarket.
Sliced them up and prepared the spicemixes. (1 part salt, 1/2 part sugar, 1/2 part coriander, a small amount of bicarbonate and a healthy dose of chili powder.)
Basted the meat with a mixture of cider vinegar and hot sauce (four pieces of meat) and cider vinegar and Worcestershire sauce (two pieces of meat). Then I sprinkled the meat with the spice mix and left it in the fridge over night.
In the meantime I built my biltong box and used a lightbulb to create airflow by using convection (heat rises). In with the meat and let it dry.
I expected this to take 3-4 days, but I was rather surprised that the biltong was already ready after just 24 hours, but I guess that due to my rather thin slices, that's expected.
Even though I used a healthy amount of both chili powder and hot sauce, I don't really feel any heat from the biltong, so for my next attempt, I need to increase the dosage.
