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South African Style Biltong

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  • Author: EsmeSalon
  • Prep Time: 40 minutes
  • Resting Time: 18 hours
  • Total Time: 18 hours 40 minutes
  • Yield: 1 1x
  • Category: Appetizers and Snacks
  • Method: Easy
  • Cuisine: South African

Description

Experience tradition with every bite of this South African biltong.


Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. Mix vinegar and Worcestershire sauce in a container.
  2. Sprinkle 20g of salt per layer of meat, along with other spices.
  3. Start by spreading salt at the bottom of the container.
  4. Quickly dip each piece of meat in the vinegar mix for less than a minute.
  5. Place the dipped meat on the salt at the bottom of the container.
  6. Add more salt and spices on top of the meat.
  7. Prepare the next piece of meat and repeat the process: place meat on top of the spiced meat, then add salt and spices on top.
  8. Keep layering meat with salt and spices in between.
  9. For each new cut of meat, dip it in the vinegar mix before layering.
  10. Once all the meat is layered, cover the container and refrigerate for 12 hours.
  11. After 12 hours, mix the meat by hand to make sure the brine covers all pieces. Put it back in the fridge for another 12 hours.
  12. Drain the liquid, then hang the meat to dry
  13. Enjoy


Notes

Created, Prepared, tried, and tested by Ernst from SA Tasty Recipes – Saffas Daily Recipes 

**Nutritional value reflected as the entire batch of biltong, not per serving

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1
  • Calories: 5559
  • Sugar: 13.4 g
  • Sodium: 41869.2 mg
  • Fat: 153.5 g
  • Saturated Fat: 55.2 g
  • Trans Fat: 0.1 g
  • Carbohydrates: 104.3 g
  • Fiber: 40.3 g
  • Protein: 907.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 2357.8 mg
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