Beef Jerky

The Ingredients

2 sirloin steaks 

1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce

1 tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp liquid smoke

1 tsp chili flakes

1 tbsp honey

dash of Texas hot salt (flavored with garlic and onion powder)

Making beef jerky isn't difficult, but it IS time consuming. This was my first time experimenting with it, and it was surprisingly delicious. (Also the perfect snack prior to camping!).

Before starting, make sure the steaks are slightly frozen and not fully thawed out. This helps a lot when cutting it into 1/2-inch thick strips. Once cut, place into a plastic bag. Pour in each of the other ingredients for the marinade. Shake the bag to make sure the marinade fully covers all of the meat. Then, refrigerate for 8 hours. Remove from the bag and place on the food dehydrator for 4 hours at the highest setting. Mine is 165 degrees. Presto- beef jerky is made!

The marinade ingredients

Sliced steak

The marinade

Marinating steak

Pre-dehydrating

Finished product!