Natural goose or duck jerky
This jerky is a favorite snack when hiking or hunting. The iron-rich game meat provides stamina for a long excursion.
Duck and goose meat are excellent when jerked and this recipe uses only natural ingredients to preserve the meat, unlike commercially produced jerkies. And, it tastes great.
Ingredients:
Four dark-goose breast fillets, or a dozen or more duck breast fillets.
1/4 cup salt
4 cups water
One pan of mesquite smoker chips
Directions:
Slice breasts about 1/4 inch thick. This job can be made easier by freezing the breast meat first, and slicing it as it thaws, (about half-thawed works well.) Combine the salt and water. Soak the slices in the brine for about 2 hours. Remove and rinse. Spread slices over grills and place in a smoker.
If your smoker will hold heat well you can leave the jerky in the smoker to finish. However, do not use more than one pan of wood chips.