Sweet & Peppery Jerky "sludge"

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs lean meat or 1 1/2 lbs fish
• 1 lb brown sugar
• 1/4 cup salt
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/3 cup teriyaki sauce, cooking sauce (such as yoshida's)
• 4 tablespoons coarse black pepper
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl combine all ingredients until thoroughly mixed. this will build muscle! (i use my stand mixer.).
• 2 slice meat thinly, about 1/8 to 1/4 inch. fillet trout, leaving skin on. if using beef, it is easier to slice thinly while still partially frozen.
• 3 smoosh a thin layer of the sugar mixture into bottom of a baking dish and lay meat slices or fish fillets over.
• 4 keep layering, ending with the last of the sugar mixture. don't worry if all the meat isn't completely covered. the marinade will liquify somewhat overnight.
• 5 cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight, 12 hours.
• 6 next day rinse meat very lightly, just to get the chunks off, leaving a sugary glaze.
• 7 for dehydrator:.
• 8 place meat on trays and dehydrate 160* for approximately 6 hours, checking for desired doneness at about 5 hours.
• 9 for smoker:.
• 10 allow meat to dry and form the pellicle uncovered in the refrigerator for approximately 2 - 4 hours.
• 11 place in smoker and smoke for approximately 4 hours, checking for desired doneness at about 3 hours.