Sugar Free Thai Jerky

[CaseT]

A while back some asked if you could remove the sugar from my Thai jerky recipe. I finally got around to making a batch without sugar. To do a fair comparison I also made a batch with sugar. I didn't add any other seasonings just the base ingredients. Smoked at the same time with cherry smoke.

Several friends and I did a blind taste test and none of us could determine which batch had sugar and which batch did not. So the answer to the question is yes you can omit the sugar.

Note: make sure that the soy sauce you are using does not have sugar added. I use Kikkoman brand and it does not have sugar. Typically fish sauce has no sugar. I use Red Boat Brand and it does not contain sugar.

I probably will omit the sugar from now on. Why add it if its not needed.

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[Rich Dahl]

Looks great Case, I haven't had any jerky in eons, way to much salt in most of them.

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

That looks amazing!

 

[Cliff Bartlett]

That's some great looking Jerky Case. I love Thai anything so I know I'll love that and will give it a try.

 

[Barb D]

Awesome job on the jerky Case, like Rich said its been a long time since we've had any. I sure do love that stuff too.

 

[J Grotz]

Man, that looks delicious! I will have to try making some jerky.

One question, did you add a sweetener to replace the sugar?

 

[CaseT]

Man, that looks delicious! I will have to try making some jerky.

One question, did you add a sweetener to replace the sugar?

No I did not add any sweetener. I wanted to see what the jerky tasted like. As mentioned we couldn't tell a difference between the two. So I don't think you need to add a sweetener substitute.