The Profit Of Do-it-yourself Hen Jerky
I began making this do-it-yourself rooster jerky just a few years in the past after I first seemed via the ingredient label of my former favourite store-bought treats. Whereas they had been marketed as “All-Pure,” one of many first substances listed on the bag was sugar … adopted by an entire bunch of preservatives and substances I couldn’t pronounce. Since I’m cautious with what I feed my canine, I instantly boycotted industrial jerky and determined I used to be a lot better off making my very own.
The most effective half about this recipe is it solely has one ingredient. That’s proper … only one. CHICKEN! There aren’t any preservatives added. No sugar. No salt. Nothing further. Simply rooster.
Effectively, until you need to add some dog-approved spices … however these will simply add to the well being advantages!
Once I gave my rooster jerky to my canine for the primary time, they devoured it proper up. I imply, what’s to not love? Out of your canine’s viewpoint, they’re getting a scrumptious deal with. From my viewpoint, they’re consuming a low-fat, high-protein snack. That’s to not point out how simple they’re to make!
Storage
Since there aren’t any preservatives added to this jerky to increase the shelf life, they are going to solely final for as much as two weeks in an hermetic container. When you don’t should refrigerate them (as a result of they’re dried out), I personally nonetheless wish to. If you wish to make a giant batch at one time and don’t suppose your pooch will end them in two weeks, don’t fear! You possibly can at all times make and freeze them! After 15 – 20 minutes on the counter, they’re able to serve.
INGREDIENTS
- Olive oil, to grease wire rack
- 1 pound rooster breast
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat oven to 250ºF.
- Grease a wire rack with olive oil (or coconut oil) and place on high of a cookie sheet. It will enable the air to flow into because the rooster is dehydrating. Put aside.
- Trim rooster of all seen fats.
- Slice the rooster 1/eighth inch to 1/4 inch thick.
- Place the rooster slices on a rack and cook dinner for two hours *(examine them after an hour after which each thirty minutes or so. Everybody’s oven can fluctuate slightly, so after you make them as soon as you may regulate the time as mandatory).
- Flip them over after 2 hours and proceed to dehydrate within the oven for one more 45 minutes, or till totally crisp.
- NOTES
Need to change up the flavour? Sprinkle a conservative quantity of dog-approved spices onto the rooster strips earlier than placing them within the oven. My two favourite combos are: Floor ginger and Floor turmeric with a pinch of floor black pepper. See the video above for instance! Since there aren’t any preservatives added to this jerky, I personally wish to hold them in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 2 weeks.
