Sweet and Spicy Beef Jerky

Sweet and Spicy Beef Jerky

123 mins
Serves 1
Serves

Directions

  1. 1.

    Trim excess fat from 10 pounds of beef top round.

  2. 2.

    Season each piece of beef with pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder.

  3. 3.

    Refrigerate the seasoned beef for four to eight hours.

  4. 4.

    Combine orange juice, grapefruit juice, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, liquid smoke, and brown sugar in a measuring cup.

  5. 5.

    Blend a small portion of the marinade with habanero peppers and crushed red pepper until smooth.

  6. 6.

    Pour the blended mixture into the rest of the marinade and mix well.

  7. 7.

    Pour the marinade over the seasoned beef, massaging it in evenly.

  8. 8.

    Store the marinated beef in the refrigerator for 24 hours.

  9. 9.

    Sprinkle crushed red pepper on top of the beef before placing on dehydrator trays.

  10. 10.

    Dehydrate the beef at 160 degrees Fahrenheit for four to eight hours, depending on the dehydrator.

  11. 11.

    Cut into smaller pieces for easy snacking.

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Ingredients

  • 10 pounds beef top round
  • 1 pepper
  • 1 garlic powder
  • 1 onion powder
  • 1 orange juice
  • 1 grapefruit juice
  • 1 soy sauce
  • 1 balsamic vinegar
  • 1 Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 liquid smoke
  • 1 brown sugar
  • 1 habanero peppers
  • 1 crushed red pepper

Equipment

refrigerator blender dehydrator measuring cup knife scissors

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