Shurky Jurky

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Allison and I just received - and tried - our very first Shurky Jurky, thanks to Oregon-based creator Mike Shur who let us try a delicious selection of his gluten-free paleo snacks. My favourite was the pepper. Allison loved how it was gluten free, letting you enjoy meat guilt-free. No fats, just simple flavours and none of that trans fat nonsense.

Pepper

To start, the peppers scattered on the jerky was amazing, the flavours hitting the palate all at once, really gives it that great punch. I could eat a bowl of those just thinking about it. Our's was the beef but Shurky Jurky also makes their product in pork, turkey and bison. 

Gujaillo chili

Unfortunately, the package didn't come with instructions so we had to guess based on taste what flavour each piece was. But some were really easy to tell. My second favourite was definitely the chili, it tastes really mild when you first put it in the mouth but then the subtle chili flavours creep up in a pleasant surprise. This flavour was also noticeably more moist and tender than many of the others.

The next is Mike's traditional smokey flavour - this one really fought for second place. It has a nice savoury taste. It's nice and simple, no wonder it's their best-selling flavour.

Then there's the Asian sesame. It's a unique flavour that really incorporates the sesame oils right into the beef. It's a tiny bit salty though.

Spicy

And the last and definitely the most memorable - the spicy. It was SO spicy that I would recommend it only for those who really love the heat or want a challenge. Definitely lots of red chile pepper flakes in there.

Here's what the company has to say about their flavours:

Our proprietary marinade is our jerky's secret sauce. It is made from scratch using fresh pineapple, Bragg liquid aminos or coconut aminos, and our top-secret blend of spices. We couple this custom mixture with our house Worcestershire sauce. Our marinade contains no refined sugar and has 4-8x less sodium than other comparable products which rely heavily on salt-laden soy sauces.

And now Mike's expanding his pork and beef jerky selection to include chocolate covered jerky! He's raising money through crowdsupply.com to bring the first batch out, and depending on how that goes, possibly more orders to come. You can find out more about the fundraiser and chocolate-covered deliciousness at Crowd Supply, and order some of Mike's products at shurkyjurky.com.