Recipe - Biltong (Beef Jerky)

SALTING MIXTURE
1 pound Salt
2 ounce Sugar
1 ounce Saltpeter
Pepper and chili spices to
taste

Date: Mon, 1 Apr 1996 23:19:41 0500

From: Wendy Lockman wlockman@ra1.randomc.com
As you travel around East Africa you will see countless Africans selling
food along the roadsides, in the markets, or through bus and train windows.
They sell fruit, boiled eggs grilled maize, boiled maize, yogurt, milk,
soda pop, fried dough balls, samosas, yellow buns, and real seasonal
delicacies like roasted mice and termites. The following are a few East
African snack foods you can try.

"Beef Jerky" is more common in South Africa but still a part of the East
African diet. It is generally made from beef, but other game is used when
available. Cut strips of meat following the grain of muscle. Make strips 2
inches wide and 1 inch thick. Best made during cool dry weather if
possible.

Salt the meat by rubbing the mixture in well and leave in the basin of salt
mixture overnight. Dip a cloth in vinegar, wring dry and whip the meat
well.

Hang the strips of meat in a cool, dry, well ventilated place until dry.

You can also hang the meat on an oven rack placed in the top slot of the
oven. Dry the meat on low heat.

Recipe By : Mrarchway@aol.com

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