Beef Heart Jerky
Beef heart is a superfood that contains excellent amounts of CoQ10 and many other vitamins and nutrients. But it can be tough to get your family to eat it, so whip up a tasty snack where they won't even realize what they're eating. Sneaky, sneaky!
Ingredients
- 1 grass-fed beef heart got it at my local co-op for cheap!, sliced into 1/4″ strips
- Coconut aminos
- Real maple syrup
- Fresh ground pepper
- Apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- Partially freeze the heart (this makes it WAY easier to slice thin).
- Carve off any fat and discard. Slice the meat into 1/4″ strips, like regular beef jerky.
- Place it into a glass container (important, as glass is non-reactive).
- Mix up all of the ingredients (minus the heart) to make the marinade.
- Mix it to your taste, depending on if you want it sweet, salty, or tangy (I also like to add garlic occasionally).
- Once you achieve the flavor you like, pour it over the heart meat, cover the container, and let it marinate.
- Refrigerate for up to 24 hours.
- Then dehydrate the beef heart in either a dehydrator set to the meat setting or in a low oven (200°F) until dry.
- Store the jerky in a plastic bag in the fridge to be safe.