A soy- and Worcestershire sauce-flavored marinade adds terrific flavor to mesquite or hickory-smoked beef jerky.
Preparation Time
15 mins
Cooking Time
5 hr
Total Time
5 hr 15 mins
Calories
279 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Cut beef into 1/4-inch thick slices. Combine soy sauce, water, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, and liquid smoke. Pour marinade into heavy-duty resealable bag. Add beef and mix well; seal bag and refrigerate 12 hours.
Step 2
Remove beef from marinade, pat dry with paper towels, and allow to stand for 30 minutes. Discard used marinade. Meanwhile, soak wood chips.
Step 3
Preheat smoker for 10 minutes.
Step 4
Arrange beef on drying racks. Smoke for 5 to 7 hours, depending on how you like it, replenishing wood chips as necessary.
Ingredients
3 tablespoons white sugar
1 cup water
3 tablespoons salt
2 cups soy sauce
2 teaspoons liquid smoke flavoring
3 dashes Worcestershire sauce
mesquite or hickory wood chips, as needed for smoker
