Homemade Beef Jerky is so flavorful and tender. It’s such a great snack for camping, hiking and lunches!
I used to love beef jerky. Then I got sick of biting into the yucky white parts that you can’t chew. Gross, I know. So I switched to Turkey jerky and I love that. It is much more tender and tastier, in my opinion. When I found this recipe, my husband said I had to make it. This was so easy. The hardest part was waiting for the meat to dry so I could eat it.
Beef Jerky
Author: Mandy Bird
Ingredients
- 4 lbs London broil beef or 4 lbs flank steaks
- 2 teaspoons black pepper
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- ½-1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
- ¼ cup low sodium soy sauce
- ½ cup Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ cup Frank's red hot sauce
- ¼ cup brown sugar
Directions
- Place London broil in freezer for about 45 minutes- meat is much easier to slice thinly when partially frozen.
- While it's chilling, mix all ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
- Once meat is chilled, slice as thin as you can get it- about ¼ inch thick.
- Place all the sliced meat in a gallon size ziplock bag and pour marinade over meat.
- Seal the bag & squish to evenly coat all the meat slices.
- Refrigerate 4-6 hours.
- Place tin foil on two cookie sheets and lay the strips of beef all over cookie sheet, but DO NOT overlap.
- Dry in oven set at lowest setting 150-160 for 3 hours.
- Flip the meat and dry for another 3 hours. Meat is done when it's dry.
Yum! This would be fantastic to make at home!<br /><br />~Amber<br />http://dessertnowdinnerlater.blogspot.com
I pink puffy heart beef jerky! I lived on it as a kid – love the idea of making it!
I never thought to make my own beef jerky–how cool is that?! My dad would LOVE this for father's day.. definitely saving this one, Mandy!
This looks so delicious. What a lucky family you have. Great recipes.
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I have got to try this! 🙂 I love beef jerky, but never tried to make it before! Thank you so much for linking up with me this week at Tasty Tuesdays! I’ve pinned this & shared it with my followers!
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Yum! I love beef jerky! I think I will make a batch (or two) and freeze some for later – that is if we don't eat it all in one day! Thanks for the recipe!
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Hello, I luv beef jerky. I bought a dehydrator and that's awesome my husband made beef jerky in it and that was amazing also wont pieces of the filter get on it and isn't that bad?
If you were using burger not strips of beef, would you alter the seasonings amont per lb of burger?
I don’t know, I’ve never made it with burger.
I have always wanted to make my own jerky because I cannot eat sugar!! Must try this recipe minus the sweet stuff!
Seriously?? it is that easy to make beef jerky?!?! I am mad at myself for not learning to make this sooner. Thanks for sharing this!