Toms Oven Made Cajun Chicken Jerky

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins
Preparation Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 1


• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast (turkey breast and venison works well also)


• 2 1/4 teaspoons tenderizing salt (e.g. mortons tenderquick)


• 2 1/4 teaspoons pickling salt


• 1 1/4 teaspoons cajun seasoning


• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne


• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder


• 1/8 teaspoon onion powder

Recipe

• 1 mix the salts, cajun seasoning, cayenne pepper, garlic powder and onion powder together and put into a salt shaker; set aside.


• 2 preheat oven to 150°f.


• 3 cut chicken into 1/8th inch strips or 1/8th inch cubes (thickness doesn't have to be exact, can be a little thicker).


• 4 on a cutting board, sprinkle each strip evenly and heavily then with a meat mallet, rolling pin or pan, pound mixture into chicken. turn chicken over and repeat.


• 5 place strips in single layer on a oven-safe metal cookie cooling rack (fine mesh or closely spaced bars work best).


• 6 cook chicken until dry but not brittle, 4 to 5 hours, rearranging once.