4Strain the excess fat from the ground beef; it needs to be very lean to get crispy meat.
5Strain the excess fat from the ground beef; it needs to be very lean to get crispy meat.
6Strain the excess fat from the ground beef; it needs to be very lean to get crispy meat.
7Put the cooked ground beef in the oven to dehydrate at 350 Fahrenheit (or 300 F as per description) for about 4 hours, sticking a wooden spoon in the oven for proper circulation.
8Put the cooked ground beef in the oven to dehydrate at 350 Fahrenheit (or 300 F as per description) for about 4 hours, sticking a wooden spoon in the oven for proper circulation.
9Put the cooked ground beef in the oven to dehydrate at 350 Fahrenheit (or 300 F as per description) for about 4 hours, sticking a wooden spoon in the oven for proper circulation.
10Grind the dehydrated meat with a food processor until small and crumbly.
11Grind the dehydrated meat with a food processor until small and crumbly.
12Grind the dehydrated meat with a food processor until small and crumbly.
13Put the ground beef into a glass baking dish.
14Put the ground beef into a glass baking dish.
15Put the ground beef into a glass baking dish.
16Melt your grass-fed and finished tallow.
17Melt your grass-fed and finished tallow.
18Melt your grass-fed and finished tallow.
19Add 5 teaspoons of raw honey and a hefty pinch of mineral salt to the melted tallow, tasting as you go.
20Add 5 teaspoons of raw honey and a hefty pinch of mineral salt to the melted tallow, tasting as you go.
21Add 5 teaspoons of raw honey and a hefty pinch of mineral salt to the melted tallow, tasting as you go.
22Pour the honey, tallow, and salt mixture over the crispy beef.
23Pour the honey, tallow, and salt mixture over the crispy beef.
24Pour the honey, tallow, and salt mixture over the crispy beef.
25Use a wooden spoon to ensure all the beef is submerged well under the tallow.
26Use a wooden spoon to ensure all the beef is submerged well under the tallow.
27Use a wooden spoon to ensure all the beef is submerged well under the tallow.
28Add dehydrated strawberries (or other freeze-dried fruit) if desired.
29Add dehydrated strawberries (or other freeze-dried fruit) if desired.
30Add dehydrated strawberries (or other freeze-dried fruit) if desired.
31Let them sit in the fridge for a few hours until they get hard.
32Let them sit in the fridge for a few hours until they get hard.
33Let them sit in the fridge for a few hours until they get hard.
34Cut and wrap each bar individually with parchment paper and tie it with a little bow.
35Cut and wrap each bar individually with parchment paper and tie it with a little bow.
36Cut and wrap each bar individually with parchment paper and tie it with a little bow.
Ingredients
2 lb ground beef
2 lb ground beef
2 lb ground beef
1 pint tallow
1 pint tallow
1 pint tallow
5 tsp honey
5 tsp honey
5 tsp honey
1 pinch sea salt
1 pinch sea salt
1 pinch sea salt
dehydrated strawberries
dehydrated strawberries
dehydrated strawberries
Equipment
food processorglass baking dishovenwooden spoonparchment paper
Tips
For proper circulation during dehydration in an oven, stick a wooden spoon in the oven door.
The homemade bars are not 100% shelf stable due to a little moisture in the beef.