How to make beef jerky

Beef jerky is a delicacy that not many people are very familiar with. Beef jerky is a delicacy made by the Hui people using beef. The unique beef jerky is formed by marinating and air-drying the beef. Generally speaking, beef jerky can be eaten directly or cooked. If you can buy food like beef jerky, then you should quickly learn the recipe below.

Beef dried bacon is a kind of beef food made by the Hui people in Yunnan in the autumn and winter every year. They select high-quality beef from the hind legs and other parts of fat beef cattle, add appropriate amounts of salt, pepper and other seasonings, and use techniques such as rubbing, pickling, drying, air-drying, and frying to make it. The Han people slaughter fat pigs every winter for consumption during the New Year, and they are called "New Year pigs". Because Islam forbids the consumption of pork, the Hui people only slaughter cattle, sheep, etc. as a source of meat. After slaughtering beef cattle in winter, the Hui people would add salt, rub and air-dry part of the beef for the convenience of preservation, so that they could continue to eat it. Over time, the tradition of pickling beef jerky was formed.

1. In terms of production technology, pickling and air-drying are the main and mainstream processes for beef jerky;

2. In terms of historical origins, dried beef has been pickled for hundreds of years among the Hui people in Yunnan. Dried beef originated from the Hui people in Yunnan and spread to the Han people and other ethnic groups.

3. In terms of ethnic characteristics, Niu Ganba is inextricably linked to the Hui nationality. Hui people are forbidden to eat pork according to Islamic rules, and only slaughter cattle and sheep as meat sources. Hui people have unique experience in making beef jerky.

4. In terms of local characteristics, beef jerky is mainly spread in Yunnan, where it is a local food, and is exported to provinces such as Sichuan, Guizhou, and Chongqing, which have similar eating habits to Yunnan.

5. In terms of eating methods, beef jerky is mainly eaten after frying.

Fried beef jerky

Overview:

Fried beef jerky is the most common and typical way to eat beef jerky

Ingredients:

150g dried beef, appropriate amount of dried chili segments, edible plants (blended oil)

Preparation method:

First, slice the dried beef into appropriate thickness, put a proper amount of cooking oil into the pan, put the dried beef into the pan, heat the oil over medium heat, and stir-fry with a spatula. When the oil is hot, add the dried chili segments and continue to stir-fry. When the dried beef changes color and the aroma overflows, it is ready to be served. After adding oil and beef shank into the pan, the processing time is about 5 minutes

Oil-drenched beef jerky

Overview:

The freshly-cooked beef jerky is fragrant, soft and delicious. However, if the temperature is low and the meal time is long, the beef jerky will become hard after cooling down and its aroma will be much less. Oil-drenched beef jerky just makes up for this shortcoming. Beef jerky soaked in oil can maintain its heat and softness for a longer time. In fact, there is no essential difference between fried beef jerky and deep-fried beef jerky

Ingredients:

150g dried beef, appropriate amount of dried chili segments, edible plants (blended oil)

Preparation method:

First, slice the dried beef into slices of appropriate thickness, then add enough cooking oil to cover the dried beef and put it into a pan. Then remove the oil from the pan and put it into a container for consumption. After adding oil and beef shank, the processing time is about 6 minutes

Stir-fried beef jerky

Overview:

This dish is crisp, salty and fragrant, very chewy, and leaves a long aftertaste in your mouth!

Ingredients:

150g dried beef, 25g fried and peeled peanuts, vegetable oil, dried chili peppers, garlic sprouts, salt, MSG, soy sauce, and cooked sesame seeds as appropriate

Preparation method:

Take an iron pan, pour in a proper amount of vegetable oil, heat over medium heat, add dried chili peppers and garlic sprouts and stir-fry; put the sliced ​​dried beef into the pan, add peanuts, continue to stir-fry for about 2 minutes, then turn to low heat; add appropriate amount of salt, MSG, and soy sauce according to taste, continue to stir-fry for 1 minute, add sesame seeds, remove from the pan and serve on a plate.

Fried beef with porcini mushrooms

Overview:

The mainstream ways of cooking beef jerky are "fried jerky", "oil-drizzled jerky", "sweet and sour jerky", etc., with the jerky as the main ingredient and each dish being an independent dish. Fried porcini with dried beef is a new way of eating created by combining wild porcini from Yunnan with dried beef. It is worth a try. The fried beef jerky is changed to fried jerky, and porcini mushrooms are added for frying, which has the benefit of “not causing sore throat after eating”. The jerky is dry but not burnt, but very chewy.

Ingredients:

150g dried beef, 150g fresh porcini mushrooms, vegetable oil, green pepper, salt, MSG, soy sauce as needed

Preparation method:

Take an iron pan and pour a proper amount of vegetable oil into it, heat it over medium heat, put in the sliced ​​beef jerky before the oil is hot, stir-fry for 3-4 minutes, and when the beef jerky changes color and curls up, take it out and put it on a plate for later use; put porcini mushrooms and green peppers in the pan, heat over medium heat and stir-fry for 4-5 minutes, add the fried beef jerky and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes; add the proper amount of salt, MSG, and soy sauce according to your taste, continue to stir-fry for 1 minute, then remove from the pan and serve on a plate