Oven-Dried Beef Jerky

Naturally Savvy Recipes

Trim and discard all fat from meat. Slice meat in long 1/4-inch thick strips (easier if meat is partially frozen). Combine remaining ingredients.

Add meat strips, coating all surfaces. The meat will absorb most of the liquid. v

Cover tightly (I use a Ziploc bag) and marinate overnight in refrigerator.

Drain off any liquid.

Arrange meat strips together but not overlapping, directly on oven racks.

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Dry meat at lowest oven temperature, 150 degrees to 200 degrees until meat turns brown, is dry and feels hard (about 10 hours or overnight). Cut into 1-inch pieces, using scissors.

Cool thoroughly before storing in airtight containers. Beef jerky keeps indefinitely at cool room temperature or in refrigerator.

Ingredients:

1 1/2-2 lbs lean flank steak

1/4 cup soy sauce

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon onion salt

Steps/Methods:

Trim and discard all fat from meat. Slice meat in long 1/4-inch thick strips (easier if meat is partially frozen). Combine remaining ingredients.

Add meat strips, coating all surfaces. The meat will absorb most of the liquid. v

Cover tightly (I use a Ziploc bag) and marinate overnight in refrigerator.

Drain off any liquid.

Arrange meat strips together but not overlapping, directly on oven racks.

Dry meat at lowest oven temperature, 150 degrees to 200 degrees until meat turns brown, is dry and feels hard (about 10 hours or overnight). Cut into 1-inch pieces, using scissors.

Cool thoroughly before storing in airtight containers. Beef jerky keeps indefinitely at cool room temperature or in refrigerator.

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Randy Boyer
Randy is the co-founder of NaturallySavvy.com and The Healthy Shopper. She has been working in the natural health industry for over 20 years. She is very passionate about healthy living by choosing natural and organic as much as possible, has a personal love of cooking and sharing healthy recipes and is a fitness enthusiast.