Homemade Beef Jerky Recipe

Homemade Beef Jerky Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb lean top round sirloin beef roast, a little frozen still. (trim off the fat)
• 2 tbsp water
• 1/2 tsp of minced garlic
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 tsp. chili powder
• 1/4 C. Worcestershire sauce

Instructions

1. Cut your roast into thin slices

2. Mix together all ingredients into a large bowl

3. Place your beef slices in the bowl and cover and let marinate overnight in the fridge.

4. Place slices on baking sheet and roast at 175 degrees for 3 hrs.

5. Turn meat and continue to bake for 1-2 more hours until the meat is dry and flexible. (if it breaks, it baked for to long)

Roasted Mushrooms with Walnut Pesto

We have five basics tastes - sweet, sour, bitter and salty. The fifth is umami. While sodium delivers saltiness, and sugar delivers sweetness, glutamate delivers umami.  (yes,  the same glutamate found in the taste enhancing  MSG  - . monosodium glutamate - and why it's used as a taste enhancer).

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Red meats satisfy the umami receptors as do mushrooms, ripe tomatoes and tomato sauce, and fermented and aged products (e.g. strong cheeses like parmesan, fish pastes and soy sauce used in Asian cuisines).  Great chefs give careful thought as to how to satisfy the umami taste receptors.  When creating plant-based meals that will satisfy everyone in your family, you must be thinking about how to excite the umami receptors.

This roasted mushroom with walnut pesto sauce can be a go-to umami recipe.  Add some chickpeas to create a 'meatier' course.

Pep time: 30 min. cookbook time under 45 minutes serves 4

Ingredients

1	lb	Mushrooms (medium)
1⁄2	c	Chickpeas (cooked and dried)
1⁄2	c	Walnut Pesto (see recipe)
1⁄4	c	Parmesan cheese (optional) Instructions Roasted Mushrooms: Preheat oven to 400° F.  Cut mushrooms in half, and spread mushrooms out on large baking sheet.  Make sure to leave some space between each mushroom to assure even roasting.  Roast the mushrooms for 20 to 25 minutes. Flip and continue to roast for 10 minutes more.  Grilled Mushrooms: Skewer whole mushroom onto metal skewer or well-soaked wooden sticks.  Place mushrooms on grill.  Turn about 90 degree in 3-4 minutes.   Repeat 2 more times. Remember - a bit charred for taste is fine, but highly charred food can be toxic. Walnut Pesto Sauce See recipe. Place roasted or grilled mushrooms In a large bowl.   Add walnut pesto sauces and chickpeas. Toss until mushrooms are well coated.   Optional: Add 1/2 parmesan cheese. Toss again. Add the remaining parmesan cheese. Toss a third time. FOR NUTRITION  information

Pancetta Peas, easy and best side dish!

This is a Delicious side dish that can be serve with any meal, the pancetta adds texture and flavor to the peas,the orange juice softens the harsh flavor of the peas. The kids and the men  love this dish, its a good way to  get some vegetable into your family's diet.  

1/4 Pound Pancetta diced  ( 1 cup )
1 Shallot sliced
1 Teaspoon minced garlic
Grated zest and juice of 1 orange
3 Cups shelled fresh peas about 1 pound
1/4 Cup fresh chopped parsley
1 Tablespoon unsalted butter
Kosher salt


 1. Cook the pancetta in a large skillet over me- low heat until crispy, about 5 minutes. Add the shallot and garlic, cook 1 minute, then add orange juice.
2. In crease the heat to medium add peas and cook until tender, about 3 minutes.remove the pan from heat  and fold in orange zest, parsley and butter. Taste  for seasoning, add salt if necessary You shouldn't need much salt , due to the pancetta it adds a natural saltiness to the dish.

                                                        Cook the Pancetta till its crispy

about 5 minutes then add the shallot and garlic  cook 1 minute

 then add the orange juice

In crease the heat to medium add peas and cook until tender, about 3 minutes.remove the pan from heat  

 fold in orange zest, parsley and butter. 

Taste  for seasoning, add salt if necessary You shouldn't need much salt , due to the pancetta it adds a natural saltiness to the dish.