Portuguese Beef Sticks Recipe | Eat Yankee Jerky

red wine

🥗Healthier: grape juice

💰Cheaper: white wine

Grape juice maintains sweetness without alcohol.

pork fat

🥗Healthier: chicken fat

💰Cheaper: beef fat

Chicken fat is leaner and more accessible.

nutmeg

🥗Healthier: allspice

💰Cheaper: cinnamon

Allspice offers a similar warmth with less cost.

smoked paprika

🥗Healthier: regular paprika

💰Cheaper: sweet paprika

Regular paprika provides color without smoke flavor.

Combine 2 pounds of ground beef with 1/3 cup of soy sauce and 1/3 cup of dry chardonnay in a mixing bowl.

Add 3 tablespoons of paprika, 2 teaspoons of granulated garlic, 2 tablespoons of chili powder, 1 tablespoon of black pepper, and 1 teaspoon of cumin to the beef mixture.

Mix all ingredients thoroughly to ensure even distribution.

Add 1/4 teaspoon of sodium nitrate to the mixture for preservation.

Whisk the mixture until well combined.

Let the mixture marinate in the refrigerator for 24 hours.

After marinating, load the beef mixture into a jerky cannon.

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