Midg's Mouth Watering Beef Jerky

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

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• ½ teaspoon onion powder
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• 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
• 5 pounds boneless beef sirloin
• 3 tablespoons white sugar (Optional)

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.