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Cree - Pemmican

Posted: 27 Jan 2024, 07:53
by Chowhound
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4 cups lean meat
3 cups dried fruit
2 cups rendered fat
Unsalted nuts
Dash of honey

Lean meat can be deer, beef, caribou or moose. Spread whichever you have available out on a cookie sheet and dry in the oven at 180 °F for at least eight hours, or until crispy. Once it's cooled, pound it into a powder-like consistency and grind the dry fruit. Heat the rendered fat until it becomes a liquid, then pour over the dried meat and fruit and mix in the nuts and honey as well. Mix and slice into portions, then store in a cool, dry place.