After marinating in vodka, beef jerky resembles carpaccio, but more tender. This is an exquisite delicacy that is easy to prepare at home. The finished dish can be served as an appetizer for beer.
Ingredient selection
For pickling, only fresh chilled beef tenderloin is suitable (without freezing and pre-sale preparation), preferably without fat at all or with a minimum fat layer, always without veins.
Bad reviews about a dish are usually associated with the wrong choice of meat. Often, supermarkets sell beef treated with preservatives, which cannot be eaten without heat treatment.
For the alcohol base of the marinade, high-quality store-bought vodka or ethyl alcohol diluted with water up to 40% is suitable. Poorly cleaned moonshine will give the meat an unpleasant fusel aroma. Lovers of light tannic notes can marinate beef in cognac.
Attention! The authors of some similar recipes, in addition to cognac and vodka, suggest adding vegetable oil to the marinade. Do not do this, otherwise the meat will be too fatty and musty smell.
Ingredients:
- beef – 0,5 kg;
- vodka (alcohol 40%, cognac) – 250-300 ml;
- salt (preferably sea) – 50 grams;
- sugar (preferably cane) – 50 grams;
- black pepper (peas) – half a tablespoon;
- rosemary – 1 sprig.
You will also need a separate plastic bag for freezing.
Recipe for beef in vodka
1. Place salt, sugar, black pepper and rosemary in a freezer bag. Pour in vodka or cognac. Mix.
2. Place the meat in the bag. If the beef is not completely covered in alcohol, add more alcohol base. Fasten the zip or tie the bag to seal.
3. Leave the meat for 3-4 days in the refrigerator. Shake the bag twice a day and transfer the meat to the other side for even pickling.
4. Remove the beef from the bag, do not rinse, but only dry with paper towels, then leave for 10-15 minutes at room temperature to reduce the alcohol flavor.
5. Swaddle the meat in 3-4 layers of gauze, leave in the refrigerator for at least 24-36 hours (preferably 2-3 days), so that all the smell of alcohol disappears.
6. Serve beef jerky in thinly sliced, almost translucent pieces. Store on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator.
