Make Real Food Challenge: Beef Jerky!

Name: Make Real Food Challenge: Beef Jerky!
Prep time: 1 d 8 h 5 min
Cook time: 1 d 8 h 5 min
Total time: 1 d 8 h 5 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters whole, unrefined cane sugar; 2 teaspoons chipotle chile powder; 1 Tbsp garilc powder; 1 Tbsp onion powder; 1 kilograms round steak (trimmed of all fat and sinew, sliced in strips no thicker than 1/4 inch); 118 milliliters naturally fermented soy sauce

Make Real Food Challenge: Beef Jerky! might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains about 20g of protein, 4g of fat, and a total of 139 calories. This recipe serves 16. If you have round steak, chipotle chile powder, garilc powder, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 32 hours and 5 minutes.

Instructions

Place trimmed steak in a resealable plastic bag.

Ingredients you will need

Steak

Equipment you will use

Ziploc Bags

Whisk soy sauce, cane sugar, onion powder, garlic powder and chipotle chile together in a large mixing bowl, and pour into the resealable plastic bag over the steak. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 4 and up to 8 hours.

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Chipotle Chiles

Garlic Powder

Onion Powder

Granulated Sugar

Soy Sauce

Steak

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Mixing Bowl

Ziploc Bags

Whisk

Drain the marinade from the meat, and place the strips of seasoned beef onto the trays of your food dehydrator. Dehydrate at about 140 F about 24 to 36 hours depending on the ambient humidity of your kitchen. Once dry, the beef jerky can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for about 3 months.

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Beef Jerky