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Making your own Biltong

There are many recipes and tips on the internet on how to make your own biltong.
We want to share some basics here as well as some tips from our FB members

You will need the following:

  • Suitable Meat
  • Spices and vinegar
  • Suitable place to hang the meat to dry

 Step 1 – Buy suitable meat

The best cuts are sirloin or fillet.
In Germany you can ask for Silverside( Tafelstück or Tafelspitz) or Topside (Schale) .
You can get more information about the German cuts here.

Step 2 – Prepare your meat

Remove excess fat, but leave some fat for extra flavour.
Don’t cut the slices too thick or they will take too long to dry.
Roughly 20cm in length, and 1cm thickness is ideal.
Remove any gristle/sinew.

Step 3 – Baste and Season

This is a very basic recipe, some add Worcestershire sauce to the vinegar and sugar to the spices.
Below are some links to other recipes.

  • 1/3 Salt
  • 1/3 Pepper
  • 1/3 Coriander
  • Brown Vinegar
  1. Place the meat in a sealable container.
  2. Marinate the meat for at least 3 hours in the Fridge
  3. Pat the meat dry and cover with the seasoning.
  4. Let it stand for at least an hour, then hook and hang it to dry

Step 4 –  Drying

The weather conditions in Germany are not optimal to dry biltong and you will therefore have to either build or buy your own dryer.
You can find easy instructions on how to make a Biltong box from Ben Kruger’s Youtube channel
It is important that your meat is well aired and that it does not touch against each other.
Space your meat well

Resources on the internet:

Biltong spices

The following shops sells Biltong spices

Cape33

We carefully select unique and quality products from the Cape region of South Africa and make these available in the EU market. Our current product range include: Funky Ouma spices, Prince Albert Olive Oil Kleinbergskloof Olive Oil

Braaizeit

Welcome to the Braaizeit community where we believe that the best memories are made when we bring together great people, fantastic food, and excellent wines, around a fire. Our company name, BraaiZeit expresses the connection between South African and German cultures, bringing together the best of both worlds. We are working with German and South African winemakers

Lemon Pepper Kompanie

As long-time South Africa fans, we started with passion to import original South African spices in high quality directly from Durban. We now have a large fan base in Germany, Switzerland and Austria – including many South Africans. In addition, we have successfully offered South African braai courses for several years. Unique spice creations such as real

Saffa Shop

A variety of South African products Home made biltong, boerewors, droëwors and chilli bites. Lamb chops. Maize Meal and Samp Maltabella, Jungle Oats, Kreemymeelm and ProNutro Rooibos, Five Roses, Ricoffy, Frisco and Milo Alcoholic drinks like Klipdrift Brandy, JC le Roux,  Sedgwick’s Old Brown, Savanna, Hunter’s, Lion Lager and many more Seasonal – Gem Squash Home made

Die Spens

Die Spens shop is situated next to the A1 in Amersfoort, easily reachable from all over The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Come and have a look at all the well known South African favourites, like Mrs Balls Chutney, Sparletta Creme Soda, Simba Ghost Pops, Ouma Rusks, Koo Sweetcorn, Iwisa Maize Meal, Robertsons spices, to name a few.

Biltong

The following shops sells Biltong

Runder Biltong

Runder Biltong is a young owner-run company, based on the outskirts of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Owners Kyle and Wesley, a South African and Dutch duo have been in operation for  2 years now and

Mopani Braai

South African meat and sausage specialities made in Germany My motto in life is “Love goes through ones stomach”. I plan to devote more time to making a difference and let love go through

Saffa Shop

A variety of South African products Home made biltong, boerewors, droëwors and chilli bites. Lamb chops. Maize Meal and Samp Maltabella, Jungle Oats, Kreemymeelm and ProNutro Rooibos, Five Roses, Ricoffy, Frisco and Milo Alcoholic

Klein Karoo Biltong & More

Welcome to Klein-Karoo Biltong & More, your local Farmshop away from home. We mainly specialise in Homemade air-dried Beef Biltong & Beef Snapstix made with a variety of South-African biltong spices, homemade jams, Dinkel-Müesli Rusks made

Die Spens

Die Spens shop is situated next to the A1 in Amersfoort, easily reachable from all over The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Come and have a look at all the well known South African favourites,

Trockenfleischmanufaktur-Allgäu GmbH & Co. KG

Unser Familienunternehmen produziert seit nun mehr als 15 Jahre Trockenfleisch von höchster Qualität. Unsere Produkte werden aus bestem Rindfleisch hergestellt. Des weiteren verzichten wir auf jegliche Zugabe von Chemie. Das heißt, wir verwenden ausschließlich

Boerewors.be

Real South-African Boerewors, Droëwors and Biltong in Belgium. Buttermilk rusks delivered to your door By taking our family-trusted farm recipes and spices, we’ve turned our boerewors into exceptional works of art. With just the

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