Beef Jerky

Beef Jerky
AuthorKevin Petrizio
RatingDifficultyBeginner

I have to admit beef jerky is not one of my "must have" foods. But several of my clients have ask about it and I decided to give it a try. I was impressed that the final product was easy to make and quite tasty. If you have a food dehydrator, by all means use it. I don't, so I used the oven and got surprisingly good results. Either way, I hope you try it and enjoy it. Remember, this is a slow process. Keep the temp. low and cook slowly so all the moisture evaporates.

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Yields2 Servings
Prep Time20 minsCook Time3 hrsTotal Time3 hrs 20 mins
Spice Mix
 1 tsp Morton’s Lite Salt
 ½ tsp Ground pepper
 ½ tsp Chili powder
 ½ tsp Smoked paprika
 ½ tsp Garlic powder
 ½ tsp Onion powder
Ingredients
 8 oz Lean flank steakMakes 2 servings. Use the correct size per serving for your program.
1

Stir spice mix together.

2

Pre-Heat oven to 225 degrees.

3

Put flank steak into the FREEZER for 20 to 30 minutes. This will firm up the meat and make it easier to slice thin.

4

Using a very sharp knife, slice ACROSS the grain of the steak into 1/4 inch slices. It should look like thick cut bacon.

5

Put each slice into a zip top bag and GENTLY pound with a meat pounder or a pan until each strip is 1/8 inch thick. They should look like thin cut bacon now.

6

Add steak slices to a bowl and add spice mix. Gently mix until all pieces are coated with spices.

7

Make a cooking rack starting with a sheet pan. Cover it with foil. Place a cooling rack on top and spray with cooking spray.

8

Add each slice of steak on top of the cooling rack in a single layer. Try to leave a space between each piece for air flow.

9

Place in the middle of the oven and let cook for 2.5 -3 hours.

10

When done, let cool completely before storing in a zip top bag.

11

Divide into equal portions for 2 servings.

This recipe makes 2 servings

Count each as: 1 protein

Ingredients

Spice Mix
 1 tsp Morton’s Lite Salt
 ½ tsp Ground pepper
 ½ tsp Chili powder
 ½ tsp Smoked paprika
 ½ tsp Garlic powder
 ½ tsp Onion powder
Ingredients
 8 oz Lean flank steakMakes 2 servings. Use the correct size per serving for your program.

Directions

1

Stir spice mix together.

2

Pre-Heat oven to 225 degrees.

3

Put flank steak into the FREEZER for 20 to 30 minutes. This will firm up the meat and make it easier to slice thin.

4

Using a very sharp knife, slice ACROSS the grain of the steak into 1/4 inch slices. It should look like thick cut bacon.

5

Put each slice into a zip top bag and GENTLY pound with a meat pounder or a pan until each strip is 1/8 inch thick. They should look like thin cut bacon now.

6

Add steak slices to a bowl and add spice mix. Gently mix until all pieces are coated with spices.

7

Make a cooking rack starting with a sheet pan. Cover it with foil. Place a cooling rack on top and spray with cooking spray.

8

Add each slice of steak on top of the cooling rack in a single layer. Try to leave a space between each piece for air flow.

9

Place in the middle of the oven and let cook for 2.5 -3 hours.

10

When done, let cool completely before storing in a zip top bag.

11

Divide into equal portions for 2 servings.

This recipe makes 2 servings

Count each as: 1 protein

Beef Jerky
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