100 Delicious Jerky Recipes

Beef Jerky

Beef Jerky #1
2 lbs round steak (or flank or brisket)
1/4 C. soy sauce
1 Tbsp. Worcestershire
1/4 tsp. ea. pepper and garlic powder
1/2 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. hickory smoke-flavored salt

Trim and discard fat from meat. Cut meat into 1/8 to 1/4 thick slices. In a bowl combine all but meat. Stir until seasonings dissolve. Add meat and mix thoroughly. Let stand for one hour. Shake off excess liquid and put meat slices on oven racks or shallow baking pan. Dry meat at lowest possible oven temp (maybe 180 or 200) until it is brown, hard, and dry. Can take as long as 24 hours.

Beef Jerky #2

1 1/2 lb Flank steak

Select a 1/2 inch think flank or top round steak. trim away allfat then partially freeze until firm. Slice across the grain in a 1/4- to 1/2-inch-wide strips. Place meat strips in a shallow dish or heavy plastic bag.

Add soy or teriyaki sauce to cover the meat. If desired onion or garlic powder or Worcestershire sauce may be added. Toss to coat each piece. Cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.

Lift meat from marinade, drain will then air dry for a couple of hours. Arrange meat strips in single layer on fine wire screen or cake cooling rack.

Place in low temp. oven (175 to 200 degrees) or slowly smoke cook in smoker until meat is completely dried. Store in air-tight container. Serve as a snack or appetizer.

Beef Jerky #3

1/2 ts Pepper (MORE FOR HOT)
1/2 ts Garlic Powder
1/2 ts Onion Salt
1 lb Beef Roast
1/2 c Soy sauce
1/2 ts Garlic Salt
1/2 ts Lemon Pepper

Marinate for 1 hour or overnight. Bake in oven 150 to 170, overnight for 10 – 12 hours.

Beef Jerky #4

1 Flank Steak or London Broil
Coarse Black Pepper
1/2 c Soy Sauce
Garlic Powder

Cut flank steak or London broil into 1/4″ strips. Sprinkle with garlic powder and coarse ground black pepper. Marinate in soy sauce for 24 hours. Bake150-degreegree F oven for 10 to 12 hours. DO NOT exceed 150 degrees F.

Beef Jerky #5

2 lb London Broil
1/2 c Soy sauce
2 tb Worstershire sauce
2 ts Garlic powder
2 ts Onion powder
2 ts Fresly ground black pepper
2 ts Red pepper flakes, less for sissies
2 tb Liquid smoke

Freeze the London Broil or other lean roast. When ready to make jerky, remove the roast from the freezer and let partially thaw. When just able to slice, first remove all fat and then slice against the grain in thin (1/4 inch or less) slices.

Cover the meat with the marinade, turn from time to time and let marinade overnight. In the morning line a shallow cookie sheet with a few layers of paper towels. Place it on the lower rack.

Place upper rack in oven in top position and lower rack in lower position. Hang the beef slices from the upper rack with toothpicks above the paper towels. 6 hours at 160F average temperature is about right. If your oven is really tight, you might crack open the door a bit to allow the water vapor to escape.

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