Air Fryer Venison Jerky Recipe

Air Fryer Venison Jerky is so easy to make. You can make this recipe in your dehydrator or Ninja Foodi. This is a wonderful and simple deer jerky recipe.

Course Appetizers and Snacks

Cuisine American

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Prep Time 30

Cook Time 4

Additional Time 1

Total Time 1 4 30

Servings -2 lbs

Calories 340kcal

Author Kelsey

Equipment

Ingredients

3-5 pounds deer roast or do more if you would like
Hi-Mountain cure and jerky mix or another brand
1 teaspoon liquid smoke PER pound of meat

Instructions

First you want to start by slicing your roast into thin strips, and removing any silver skin on each piece of the meat.
Lay it all out flat, and then mix up your seasoning per the box. Sprinkle on both sides of the meat, massaging it in.
Then transfer the meat into a bag and add in the liquid smoke. 1 teaspoon per pound of meat you have. Massage bag.
Store in the fridge for 24 hours to let it marinade and cure.
Lay the jerky out on your air fryer trays, don't let the pieces touch. Then cook at 160 degrees for 3-4 hours. Make sure to flip and randomly check, and remove the meat when it is cooked to your texture liking.

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Notes

Dehydrator - If you own a dehydrator you can cook your jerky on that as well. Just follow the instructions that came with your dehydrator. Then cook until the meat is done, and pulls apart easily with no raw meat in the center.

How to Store- Store your deer jerky in a bag in the fridge. Or opt to freeze it for up to three months.

Seasoning - You can use any seasoning you would like. We have just always used High Mountain.

Liquid Smoke - Hickory, Teriyaki or any other flavor works great. Or if you want you can leave it out.

Temperature - Depending on the type of air fryer you own you might have to cook at 165-170. If so reduce the cook time.

Silver skin - Make sure to cut off the white-silver skin on the meat. Otherwise, this will make your jerky very tough and hard to eat. It takes more time but it is worth it.

Marinade - Your jerky needs to marinade for 24 hours in the fridge. A few times massage the bag so that you can begin to mix up the seasoning and liquid smoke. This helps to ensure all the pieces of meat get an even coating.

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