Dried (reaper ) Beef .

[chopsaw]

Bought an eye round couple weeks ago . Cut in 3 sections . One for sliders , one got seasoned up and vac packed for SV , and the last one cured for dried beef .

Focus on the dried beef this time .
I used Bearcarver TQ method . Works great for this .
Weigh the proper amounts of T Q and brown sugar for
the meat weight . Whatever wont stick to the meat , gets dumped in the bag .
This time , I added some reaper powder that tropics sent me .
I used the measurement of " that looks good " and added to the bag . ( so I didn't get it on my hands )
and mixed it around .

Cured 12 days in 36 degree fridge . Rinsed off
and back for another night to dry the surface .

I used a net this time so I could hang it in the smoker .
Used the 6 " tube with oak and mesquite . In the smoker this time .
No mail box .

Started the smoke at 120 . set the controller to ramp to
150 after an hour .
So about 5 hours later , I go out front to empty the trash .
Something smells good . " Who's cooking ? " ME !!
Forgot all about it . Had the therm on it I T was 140 .
Bumped the temp , finished at 160 ish .

So I'm standing over this , taking the net off . You can definitely tell it's spicy .

Fridge over night , sliced up next morning .
Got a good cure all the way thru . No off color spot in the middle .
This is great . Texture the way I like it . That reaper powder is some good stuff . Have to be careful
but it adds more than just heat . It has great flavor . The heat on this is perfect .
Makes a good sandwich with mayo , or just snack on it as is .


I think the reaper powder may have added some color also .
Anyway , thanks for looking . Gonna try the powder on a ham next .

 

[Hawging It]

Looks super good.

 

[Bearcarver]

Ahh, Man!!!
That looks Mighty Tasty!!
I couldn't eat that by just snacking---It goes too fast that way---Gotta Make Sammies out of it.
Or some Rolled up around a Cream Cheese & Horseradish Mixture.
Nice Job, Rich!!
Like.

Bear

 

[gmc2003]

Wow that DRB looks excellent Chop, and I have that same set of "that looks good" measuring cups. Keep posting up while I'm in a deep freeze here.

Point for sure
Chris

 

[chopsaw]

Looks super good.

Thanks Hawg .

Ahh, Man!!!
That looks Mighty Tasty!!
I couldn't eat that by just snacking---It goes too fast that way---Gotta Make Sammies out of it.
Or some Rolled up around a Cream Cheese & Horseradish Mixture.
Nice Job, Rich!!
Like.

Bear

I had a sandwich with mayo and yellow american cheese . Really good .
Cream cheese and horseradish sounds good too !

 

[chopsaw]

excellent Chop, and I have that same set of "that looks good" measuring cups.

Thanks Chris . " That looks good " is perfect for this . " That looks better " would be to hot for me . LOL .

 

[Bearcarver]

I had a sandwich with mayo and yellow american cheese . Really good .
Cream cheese and horseradish sounds good too !

That's My favorite cold Sammy!!
Here's what I was talking about.
Great for Party Treats too:
Dried Beef Roll-ups

Bear

 

[chopsaw]

Nice ! . I was looking for a football snack today . That will be perfect .

 

[tropics]

Rich glad you aren't over doing the measuring.I opened the jar the other day it smells even better now. That dried beef looks great I am all out of it.
Richie

 

[civilsmoker]

Looks pretty tasty chop!

 

[chopsaw]

Rich glad you aren't over doing the measuring.I opened the jar the other day it smells even better now. That dried beef looks great I am all out of it.
Richie

Richie , I think it gets better with age for sure . It almost has a fruity smell to it . I love it .
Gonna make spicy ham next .

Looks pretty tasty chop!

Thanks bud . Makes a great sandwich .

 

[Sowsage]

Looks awesome! Has great color on it! I need to see if eye of round is on sale right now.I Love dried beef

 

[jcam222]

That’s beautiful!! Lol the reaper powder is likely so hot it pre cooked it haha

 

[chopsaw]

Looks awesome! Has great color on it! I need to see if eye of round is on sale right now.I Love dried beef

I think the reaper powder added to the red color . I like it like this .
Thanks for lookin

That’s beautiful!! Lol the reaper powder is likely so hot it pre cooked it haha

Thanks . Yeah no kidding on the pre cooked . A little goes a long way , but I really like it . I added it to some sausage I made a couple weeks ago .
That was good too .

 

[smokerjim]

looks great Richie, might have to give that a shot one of these days, maybe with a little less heat though!

 

[chopsaw]

maybe with a little less heat

Jim it's not really that hot . Just enough to add to it . Give it a try without the heat first .

 

[Fueling Around]

Nice job on the eye.
I love dried beef with traditional savory seasoning.
Once you get past the heat, habanero and the cousins, add a unique fruity bouquet.
Not brave enough to try it for dried beef.

 

[SmokinAl]

Awesome Chop!
It looks delicious!
Al

 

[chopsaw]

Nice job on the eye.
I love dried beef with traditional savory seasoning.
Once you get past the heat, habanero and the cousins, add a unique fruity bouquet.
Not brave enough to try it for dried beef.

This came out good on the heat level . Just enough to take notice .

Awesome Chop!
It looks delicious!

Thanks Al . Goes good with a cold beer and some home made dill pickles .

 

[pc farmer]

Beautiful lookin meat. I am guessing its why to hot for me.