Ground Beef Jerky

Instead of a marinade or a dry rub the spice mixture is mixed in with the ground beef, making this jerky slightly different form its more expensive brothers.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 hr
• Total Time: 5 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 126 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 pound extra lean ground beef
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste (Optional)
• 2 teaspoons canning salt

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Stir salt, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, ginger, black pepper, and cayenne pepper together in a large bowl; add ground beef and mix well.

Step 2

Pass beef mixture through a meat grinder set with the finest blade.

Step 3

Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Place wire-racks onto baking sheets.

Step 4

Place 1/2 ground beef mixture between two sheets of heavy plastic on a solid, level surface. Firmly roll beef mixture to a thickness of 1/8 inch. Remove the top layer of plastic wrap, invert beef mixture onto prepared baking sheet, and remove the bottom layer of plastic wrap. Repeat for remaining beef mixture.

Step 5

Bake beef mixture in the preheated oven with the oven door slightly ajar for 2 1/2 hours. Rotate the baking sheet. Bake until jerky is cooked through, another 3 hours. Remove jerky from oven and cut into strips while warm.