Indiana Jerky Beef Peppered

Indiana Jerky Beef Peppered: cracked black pepper on every strip

Indiana Jerky Beef Peppered is the Indiana beef jerky with a generous coat of coarse-ground black pepper worked into it. Pepper is a blunt instrument in the wrong hands. Used properly, as it is here, it is aromatic rather than dusty and warm rather than hot, and it sharpens the beef instead of burying it.

Why this one

• Flavour without chilli: all the interest of a seasoned jerky with none of the burn, which makes it the grown-up pick in the range.
• Coarse grind, not powder: you can see the pepper on the strips and feel it on the tongue as texture, not dust.
• High in protein: beef dried down properly, so a small bag goes further than its size suggests.
• Made for drinking with: pepper and a dark beer is one of the great simple pairings.

How Indiana makes it

Beef is cured, coated with the pepper blend, taken through a light smoke and dried slowly so the strips stay flexible rather than snapping. The pepper is applied before drying, so it sets into the surface of the meat instead of falling off into the bottom of the bag. Packs are sealed under a protective atmosphere and need no cooling while they are shut. Once open, Indiana asks for it to be eaten within a couple of days.

Taste and texture

The first thing you get is the pepper: piney, faintly citrussy, more perfume than heat. Underneath it the beef is savoury and slightly drier than the Original, and the finish is long and warming rather than sharp. The chew is proper jerky chew, firm at first and then giving. Against the Original it tastes brighter and more defined; against Hot & Sweet it is drier and far less likely to end up on your fingers.

Who it is for

Cold-weather people. Anyone watching a match with something dark in a glass. Long evenings, campsites, and the specific kind of snacker who reads the spice list first. Also the right call when chilli is not welcome but plain is not enough.

Frequently asked

Is it actually spicy? Not in the chilli sense. Black pepper gives warmth and aroma, so you get a pleasant tingle rather than a burn.

Peppered or Hot & Sweet? Peppered if you want dry, savoury and sharp. Hot & Sweet if you want honeyed sweetness with chilli behind it. They are aimed at different evenings.

Does the pepper come off in the bag? Barely. It goes on before drying, so most of it stays where it was put.

Order Indiana Jerky Beef Peppered at Jerky Store Europe

In stock in 25 g and 90 g bags plus multipacks, shipping fast across Europe from Jerky Store Europe.