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.
Stir spice mix together.
Pre-Heat oven to 225 degrees.
Put flank steak into the FREEZER for 20 to 30 minutes. This will firm up the meat and make it easier to slice thin.
Using a very sharp knife, slice ACROSS the grain of the steak into 1/4 inch slices. It should look like thick cut bacon.
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.
Add steak slices to a bowl and add spice mix. Gently mix until all pieces are coated with spices.
Make a cooking rack starting with a sheet pan. Cover it with foil. Place a cooling rack on top and spray with cooking spray.
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.
Place in the middle of the oven and let cook for 2.5 -3 hours.
When done, let cool completely before storing in a zip top bag.
Divide into equal portions for 2 servings.
This recipe makes 2 servings
Count each as: 1 protein
Servings 0
Call Now Button