This easy and great tasting beef jerky recipe is big on flavor, low on cost.
Prep Time20minutes
Cook Time6hours
Total Time6hours20minutes
Ingredients
3-4lbsof lean beef. Eye of roundbottom round, or sirloin work well.
1cupof Worcestershire
1cupof Soy Sauce
½cupof water
2TBSof brown sugar
1TBSof onion powder
1TBSof garlic powder
1TBSof black pepper
1tspof Tabasco
¼tspof cayenne
¼tspof chipotleoptional
1tspof crushed red pepper flakesoptional
1TBSof liquid smokeoptional
Instructions
Trim all exterior fat and connective tissue from meat
Cut meat across the grain in 3/16th of an inch slices (a deli slicer makes quick work of this)
Combine all ingredients in a non-reactive container and mix together until ingredients have dissolved.
Marinate meat a minimum of 12 hours 24 is preferred.
Place meat in dehydrator or smoker at 155-165 for 5-8 hours or until dried to your liking (some people may want a soft and chewy jerky, while others want it crispy)