Spicy Beef Jerky

As If I didn’t already LOVE my dehydrator, enough!

I decided to put it to the test and make some beef jerky. Now I absolutely love beef jerky, it’s one of my all time favourite snacks (and it’s super healthy!) But it really is soooooo expensive in the supermarkets here. Even more so in motorway service stations!!

It was beyond simple and I’m so pleased and slightly amazed by the results! Everyone who’s tried my first batch has said:

“Wow, that’s better than the packaged stuff!”

It’s not as chewy as the pre packaged stuff you can buy, so doesn’t taste like your fighting your way through the sole of an old shoe.

Ingredients:

(as usual, whatever I found in the cupboard)

∙A few drops of Tabasco sauce (to personal taste)

∙Worcestershire Sauce

∙Light Soy Sauce

∙Fillet Steak (obviously)

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Step 1

Slice thinly the steak into bite size pieces

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Step 2

Pour the marinade into a shallow dish

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Step 3

Layer the meat in the dish so that it’s only one layer if possible

 

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Step 4

Cover with cling film and get all the bubbles out so that the marinade gets the top of the jerky

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Step 5

Leave for at least 2 hours, overnight if possible in the fridge

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Step 6

Pat dry the steak with kitchen roll until all of the excess marinade is gone

 

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Step 7

Layer in the dehydrator, and set it to the lowest setting, (I used 40C) and leave for 24 hours

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Step 8

Congratulations. You now have Jerky.

 

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Love Flash xXx

When Dehydration isn't a Bad Thing!

My Dehydrator.

Possibly my new favourite thing, in the world, ever, FACT!

It was about £40 from Amazon and in my opinion worth every damn penny!

Within 24hours you have the most delicious (and HEALTHY) crisps!! 

Ever thought you could eat a lemon? Peel an' all? 

Sprinkle that bad boy with some Truvia and wait 24 hours! 

YES!

Here are some pictures...

I sprinkled the banana with cocoa and the apple with cinnamon

NOM!!!

Love Flash xXx

Chocolate Protein Pancakes

In a word: NOM!

 I'm on a strict diet just now so my breakfast consists of: Whey protein, 50g Oats and 6 egg whites.

 Which I've been eating all separately since I've been offshore, but, now that I'm home... 

I thought I'd translate the above into pancakes and throw some fruit in for some vits and mins :)

So, below, we have:

1 Scoop of Chocolate Whey
30g Oat Flour

20g Mixed fruits

4 Egg Whites

100ml Water

I get about 10 pancakes outta this.

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Step 1:

 Mix the wet and Mix the dry

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Step 2: 

Mix both together

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Step 3: 

Make Pancakes! Duh

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Step 4: 

Admire my action shot 

(Yes I cook in my running gear...I was hungry)

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Step 5: 

Create a B-E-A-Utiful stack and top with: 

Bananas and Manuka

Or make like me the next day, and microwave some frozen berries and serve HOT!

The whole mix makes:

414 Calories

50g Carbs (21g of fruit sugars)

45g Protein

6g Fat (2g of Sats)

 

 You know you wanna ;)

Love Flash xXx