Honey Lemon Beef Jerky Recipes

FRESH HONEY BEEF JERKY

Steps:

• Buy the meat fresh from the butcher, about 2 mm thick and put it in the freezer for 2 1/2 hour.
• Cut away all excess fat,can be done easily now the meat is partly frozen.
• Defrost meat in microwave.
• Combine garlic, soy sauce, pepper, salt, liquid smoke, lemon juice, honey in a plastic container and marinate the meat in it for 12 to 24 hours.
• The next day, put a oven rack on the lowest level and cover it with foil for easy cleaning.
• Also, put another rack on the highest level.
• Preheat oven to 50°C.
• Insert a wooden toothpick through the end of each slice of meat, and suspend each slice from the top rack in the oven, using the toothpick as a support for the slice.
• This way you can easily fit 1 kilogram of meat on one rack.
• Bake at 50°C and leave the oven door open to allow moisture to escape.
• Check the meat after 5 hours.
• It could take up to 8 hours, depending on the thickness of the slices.
• Jerky should bend, and not snap.
• Then it is ready!
• Store in a air-free zip bag.

HONEY & LEMON BEEF JERKY

Steps:

• Combine garlic, honey, lemon juice, soy sauce, salt and pepper, and marinate steak strips in this overnight in a plastic zipper bag.
• The next day, cover oven rack beneath with foil for easy clean-up.
• Preheat oven to 180 degrees F.
• Place slices on a baking rack, prop oven door slightly with an oven mitt to allow humidity to escape, and dry meat on racks.
• In my oven, the process took about 6-1/2 hours.
• Check meat after 5 hours; it could take as long as 7 hours.
• Blot any grease spots that may come up.