Sweet And Spicy Homemade Beef Jerky Recipe
Prep Time:
24 hours, 20 minutes
Cook Time:
4 hours, 10 minutes
Servings:
30 pieces
Ingredients
  • 2 pounds eye of round beef
  • ½ cup soy sauce
  • ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeeze orange juice
  • 2 tablespoons hot honey
  • 1 tablespoon ancho chile powder
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon cure #1
Directions
  1. Freeze the beef for 1 hour, until chilled, then slice it into long strips no thicker than ¼-inch thick.
  2. Add the soy sauce, Worcestershire, orange juice, honey, ancho chile powder, garlic powder, and curing salt to a bowl and whisk to combine.
  3. Add the beef and cover it completely.
  4. Transfer it to a sealable bag and marinate it for 24-48 hours.
  5. Once marinated, preheat the oven to 300 F.
  6. Gather metal skewers and poke the skewers through the meat so that the strips hang from the skewers firmly. Space them about 1 inch apart, or about 5 strips per skewer.
  7. Balance the skewers on the rack in the oven, letting the strips hang down. Place a foil-lined sheet tray under the jerky slices. Bake for 10 minutes.
  8. Drop the oven's temperature to the lowest setting, 170 F.
  9. Place a wooden spoon in the oven's door to keep it cracked open, then bake for 4 hours, or until the jerky is completely dried out.
  10. Carefully remove the spoon and jerky from the oven and let it cool to serve.