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beef jerky snacks

Asian Beef Jerky

Prep Time: 1 day
Cook Time: 3 hours
Author: www.miasdailydish.com
A slightly sweet and salty beef jerky
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Ingredients

  • 2 lb beef preferably eye of round, cut into very thin slices along its grain and trimmed of as much fat as possible
  • 1.5 C tamari or soy sauce
  • 1/3 C brown sugar lightly packed
  • 2 Tbsp minced ginger
  • 2 Tbsp minced garlic
  • 1 Tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 Tbsp ground pepper
  • Sesame seeds

Instructions

  1. Cut meat into very thin slices along its grain. About 1/8" is perfect. If you don't have a slicer, cut the meat into long rectangular portions about 1" x 1" x overall length, to begin. Place them into the freezer just long enough to make them very cold, just under freezing. This will make slicing easier. Use a sharp slicing knife and take care!
  2. If using a slicer, you may want to cut wider slices in half or into 1" strips
  3. Mix everything but the sesame seeds in a medium sized pyrex bowl and whisk to dissolve sugar.
  4. Place meat and marinade ingredients into the bowl or a ziplock bag, mixing well to get marinate to all sides of the meat.
  5. Refrigerate for 24 hours
  6. Place on cake racks or aluminum grill racks close but not touching each other.
  7. Sprinkle with sesame seeds
  8. Place into a dehydrator (check manufacturers recommendations) or into a 150° oven. You may need to keep the door open just a crack to keep the heat low enough.
  9. Circulate the racks occasionally so as not to cook the meat, but rather to dry it out.
  10. Check every hour until dry.
  11. Remove from oven and let cool.

Recipe Notes

I suggest storing this jerky in the refrigerator as these have no nitrite to preserve them