Mike's Peppered Beef Jerky

Name: Mike's Peppered Beef Jerky
Prep time: 10 h 25 min
Cook time: 10 h 25 min
Total time: 10 h 25 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 kilograms very lean beef, visible fat trimmed and cut against the grain into 1/4 inch-thick strips; 2 Tbsps brown sugar; 0 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 1 Tbsp garlic powder; 1 Tbsp ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon liquid smoke, or more to taste; 1 Tbsp onion powder; 177 milliliters soy sauce; 177 milliliters Worcestershire sauce

Mike's Peppered Beef Jerky might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 24. One serving contains 209 calories, 14g of protein, and 15g of fat. If you have very beef, onion powder, cayenne pepper, 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 around 10 hours and 25 minutes.

Instructions

Place beef strips on a solid, level surface. Firmly pound beef with the tenderizing side of a meat mallet until the meat fibers are slightly broken but the strips still hold their shape.

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Beef

Meat

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Meat Tenderizer

Mix Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper, liquid smoke, cayenne pepper, and coriander seeds in a large bowl until brown sugar has dissolved.

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Liquid Smoke

Whole Coriander Seeds

Cayenne Pepper

Garlic Powder

Black Pepper

Onion Powder

Brown Sugar

Soy Sauce

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Bowl

Place beef strips into the bowl; add enough water to allow marinade to cover the meat. Stir to incorporate water and submerge the beef in marinade, cover the bowl, and refrigerate for 24 hours.

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Marinade

Water

Beef

Meat

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Bowl

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).

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Oven

Remove beef strips from marinade, shake off excess, and lay the strips onto oven-proof racks. Do not overlap the strips.

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Marinade

Shake

Beef

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Oven

Bake the beef strips in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest strip reads at least 150 degrees F (65 degrees C).

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Beef

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Kitchen Thermometer

Oven

Remove strips from oven and place onto racks of a food dehydrator so the strips don't overlap.

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Dehydrator

Oven

If desired, sprinkle strips with more coriander seeds and black pepper.

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Whole Coriander Seeds

Black Pepper

Turn on the dehydrator, set machine's temperature for 155 degrees F (70 degrees C), and dry the jerky until leathery, about 9 hours. Rotate the racks from top to bottom every 1 1/2 hours for even drying. A piece of jerky should crack but not break in half when folded. Store in refrigerator.

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Jerky

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Dehydrator