Labor Day Beef Jerky

[SwampDonkeyzBBQ]

Smoked up some beef jerky yesterday. Two flavors, one was sweet and spicy (kind of an Asian influenced flavor) and the other was done with a mixture of soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, etc. Marinated for about a day and a half, then into the smoker for about 4 hours at an average temp of 150. Ended up being around 5.5 pounds of jerky in all. Turned out great!

[Jerod Broussard]

Plenty work right there. I'd have to hide all of it.

[Steve B]

Looks great. What cut of beef did you use?

[Bogy]

Looks great. I'm trying to empty out all the beef left from the side we got last year, before this year's side is ready. Sent home a bunch with the kids this weekend, now I need to look at what's left and see if I have something to make jerky out of.

[MWOE2007]

Looks fabulous. Any chance we can get some details/recipes on how you did this? I know it’s work but I really would like to get a bunch done.

[klflowers]

Good looking jerky

[MWOE2007]

Sounds good. Thank you

[Thunder77]

That looks wonderful!

[JGo37]

It takes me 12 - 14 hours in my tabletop dehydrator. I'll bet my go to recipe is a lot like your second mentioned. I add a 1/4C liquid smoke, because I haven't used my grill for this - but will now.

[SwampDonkeyzBBQ]

Sorry for the long delay on the recipe. The regular steak flavored, I will have to sit down and actually do measurements. I do it by taste. Here's the recipe I use for sweet and spicy (I have modified it o suit my tase over time). This recipe is for one pound of meat, so if you do more than that, you will have to double, triple, etc.

2 hugely heaping tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp dijon mustard
1 tbsp honey plus a little extra. *I usually let the honey keep flowing while I pour out the tablespoon.
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tsp rice vinegar
1 tsp ground ginger
2 tsp red pepper flakes *I use Fiesta Brand. Their spices are usually way fresher than any other brand.
1/2 tsp garlic powder *Again, Fiesta Brand.
1 tsp black pepper freshly ground
1/4 tsp sesame oil *I have also substituted sunflower/Olive Oil, and noticed absolutely no difference. It's such a small amount.
1/4 cup water cold