Healthy Jerky Recipe

Here is a healthy jerky recipe that we've used on everything from beef, venison, elk an even cougar. It just works on everything. This is a fairly spicy recipe, so if you want it less spicy, cut the black pepper back to 1 Tbl or less.

Healthy Jerky Recipe:

3 lbs of meat, sliced fairly thin

3/4 cup sucanat (could use honey or brown sugar)

1 Tbl Tabasco sauce

2 Tbl black pepper

2 Tbl garlic powder

4 bay leaves

1/3 cup sea salt

2 quarts of water

Heat mixture and pour over meat, making sure meat all pieces are covered. Cover pan and refrigerate for 1 whole day. Put meat in a smoker and smoke until done. We like using hickory chips.