I’ve been craving biltong way too much lately so I went sourcing the webs and didn’t come up with anything really decent. The best I could find was around $25 for 1lbs (450g) plus delivery.
So I built my own box today.
Components :
1 x wardrobe moving box (home depot)
1 x set of shower curtain hooks
1 x lamp
1 x plastic bucket (small)
It took me all of 10 mins to do, with some strategically and very scientifically placed ventilation holes.
The idea is that the lamp heats and dries the meat while the air circulates due to the ventilation (hot air rises remember).
I took a simple recipe for the meat itself:
4 lbs of flank steak cut into 6 strips (with the grain)
Salted for about an hour with coarse sea salt
Dipped quickly in vinegar to wash the salt off
Seasoned with black pepper and some other spices I found lying around
I now have the strips hanging from the built in rod of the box and will check on them in a few days. The plastic bucket at the bottom should catch the blood drippings so that I don’t ruin the box and can use the whole contraption again.
