Episode
Good Eats: Urban Preservation II: The Jerky
Overview
Alton Brown takes us on a tour of beef jerky from its ancient beginnings to shopping for it, making it, and cooking with it. Recipes featured in this episode: Beef Jerky. Jerky Tomato Sauce
Details
- Series
- Good Eats
- Season
- Season 9
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 2005-06-29
- Runtime
- 21 min
Episode context
Urban Preservation II: The Jerky is Episode 3 in Season 9 of Good Eats. It aired on 2005-06-29. The runtime is 21 min.
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Recipes featured in the episode:
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Recipes: Eggnog Eggnog Ice Cream