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Saturday, April 11, 2015

J is for Goose

Today’s post is brought to you by the letter J and the category Recipes


This one is an easy one for me.  Who doesn’t love the taste of?
Jerky

Over the years, I have made countless pounds of jerky.  Mainly venison jerky and goose jerky.  Yep, I said goose jerky.

I don’t know about your tastes, but our local flock of resident Canada Geese are not class A table fare.  So, because I love to goose hunt I have to find a way to utilize the meat.  So I make goose jerky.

The goose meat is red and is similar to venison in texture.
After cleaning the goose, I take the breast meat and cut it into strips.
I use a store bought seasoning and cure mix.  Mainly because it is easier and I like the results.  If it ain’t broke then don’t fix it!

I sprinkle the seasoning and cure on the meat and let it rest in the fridge overnight.  I am careful to follow all instructions on the seasoning packet.
Then I remove it from the fridge, let it warm to room temperature and pop it in the smoker.  Depending on the size and thickness of the strips they will be in the smoker from 3-8 hours. 


It tastes just like beef jerky when done.  I have never had anyone able to identify it as goose and not beef.  It’s pretty tasty.





Jerky is not the only thing I make in the smoker.

I also make snack sticks, summer sausage and trail bologna.
As well as smoked jalapenos and other peppers.





Thanks for visiting, now go have some jerky!







24 comments:

  1. My hubs is from Michigan and makes jerky when he's home. We live in MO now, but we still have people giving us jerky. I'm from WI and we make our own brats--used to:) Thanks for sharing!

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    1. Thanks for stopping by Jennifer. I have made my own Brast before from venison. They were pretty good. I haven't done it in forever though.

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  2. Goose jerky. First time I've heard of it, but I guess you could turn any meat into jerky.
    Smoked jalapenos sounds good to me.
    My wife had wanted a dehydrator, which I knew we'd never use. But I'd probably get some use out of a smoker.

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    1. Alex, I like to smoke the jalapenos for a really long time and then I finish drying them in my dehydrator. Put them in quart jars and vacuum seal it. Lasts for years. When I make chili I open the jar and pop a few of them into the pot for yummy, smoky heat.

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  3. Ah man, now I want jerky.

    It sounded weird when you said you hunt and eat Canadian Geese, because I always thought they were protected here in Canada. A little research turns out that technically they are, but they are also legal to hunt in certain seasons (with a permit) because the population has skyrocketed in reason years (after decades of NOT being allowed to hunt them). Now you can even get special permits to kill them in the off season if they cause damage to your property.

    The more you know.

    Anyway, I still want jerky.

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    1. We have some local resident geese that never migrate. They get to be a nuisance. We do get migratory birds but not a ton of them, and the season is quite limited which make sit tough to get them.

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  4. Jerky-Something you eat.
    Also something you do.
    Especially when no one is home and there's nothing good on TV.
    But, I've said too much.

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    1. They have that stuff you can rent on TV while having your "jerky"

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  5. I was forced to buy some, and I just know it's nothing like yours. I'm so bummed out now. I'll manage, unlike poor Al,who's in Jerky Hell. hahahaha

    Great J post! Yummy too…

    Sent with smiles, Jenny, Pearson Report
    2015 A to Z Challenge Ambassador
    @PearsonReport

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    1. I but some from time to time. Depends on where you get it. Some is quite good!

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  6. I love jerky. I have not had any in a while. I have had turkey, deer, elk, bison, and beef jerky. Never had any goose though. You make a lot of stuff. I've only made bison in my dehydrator and deer summer sausage in my oven(very low heat). But, I have smoked jalapenos. Do you do the reds as well as the green?

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    1. Yes I like to do mainly reds but sometimes I will do greens. As far as the jerky I always do it in the smoker. Can't beat the taste of real smoke on your jerk.

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  7. Funny, I keep looking at jerky selections when I'm at the Supermarket. I don't see anything original. It's always the same beef or turkey with spices to sound exciting. Now I know where to find the real good, unique stuff. Just gotta hunt down your address and cross the border.

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    1. Lol. Crossing the border is the hard part nowadays.
      You can buy on-line too

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  8. Damn, that looks awesome. You know, the trail behind my neighborhood is full of geese. They block the path and angrily peck at you if you try to pass them. Maybe next time I'll just make one of them sumbitches into some jerky.

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    1. Walk with a golf club, my man. Claim self-defense.

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  9. Great idea and taste to follow. Now if you can only do the same with the crows or blackbirds that eat my little song birds. Or at least send them back to their roadkill.

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    1. I've never had crow. They are scavengers so essentially you are eating roadkilled possum and coon. Now blackbirds or Starlings I think you may be referring to. I would try those! baked in a pie Maybe?

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  10. Very interesting, never thought of goose jerky before, glad to know it tastes similar to beef.

    Betty

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    1. Only when you smoke it into jerky. If you cooked it like a steak you might utter a few curse words. It has a unique taste.

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  11. That all looks incredibly delicious! I need to find a goose hunter now and talk them into making me some jerky. I also desperately need a smoker... Glad to find you via the A to Z! Elle @ Erratic Project Junkie

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    1. Thanks for stopping! Back in the day the old timers would always cook a Christmas goose. I think the fact that they hang out at some awful places nowadays sours folks on eating them for holidays.

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  12. I've never tried jerky (of any kind) before but it's one of those things I always hear people talking about. I'm not sure it's very common in the UK. I don't think I've even eaten goose before, let alone goose jerky, hehe.

    Cait @ Click's Clan

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    1. Jerky was a main staple of the American Cowboy. he needed a way to store protein without getting sick. Curing beef strips over a smoky fire would preserve them. Taken straight from the Indians. The rest is history.

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