A taste of Africa

[AEA]

Sounds great! Send me a strip!

[Jumping Frog]

I've read of biltong since I was a little kid, but never knew how to prepare it. Thanks.

I've made a lot of beef jerky over the years (with my dehydrator), but my slices are substantially thinner than your pictures. Does your approach get the meat really dried out where it will last for weeks without refrigeration?

[74novaman]

That looks awesome! Thanks for sharing

[Keith B]

We ought to have a range day and nice braai here in the DFW area Andy. Would be a great spring cabin fever breaker!

[ske1eter]

Three of us are heading back to South Africa next year so we'll get to have some more of the real thing! The last time we had some made from Springbok. Very dry thus very light to pack. Nice snack while out in the veld though if you happen to get a big piece broken off in your mouth, you may not have enough spit to make it chewable for quite a while. ;D

[Heartland Patriot]

There are a handful of folks who I think probably have enough interesting stories to fill a book...and I bet AndyC is one of them...BTW, the recipe sounded pretty good.

[C-dub]

I am also loving the use of the Dell computer case.

[tbrown]

How does the recipe work with venison or other game? You said the meat shouldn't be too lean.

I am also loving the use of the Dell computer case.

I heard about the Farmer in the Dell before but the Biltong in the Dell is a new one for me.

[WildBill]

Thanks for sharing Andy. This is similar to the spices I use for making pastrami!

[WildBill]

How does the recipe work with venison or other game? You said the meat shouldn't be too lean.

Works perfectly with venison or most other game meats - even ostrich. The bit of fat is just a personal preference :)

Thanks for sharing Andy. This is similar to the spices I use for making pastrami!

Wow, I've never known anybody who actually made their own pastrami before - do share, Bill :)

It's "cheating" a bit, but this is the recipe I followed. Rather than corning my own beef I bought a packaged corned beef and cooked in in the oven rather than smoking it. As with you, I tried to select a piece that had some fat on it.

I brought it to work and everyone thought I bought it at the deli.

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