Sara's Beef Jerky

This is a great way to make beef jerky at home without the use of a smoker or dehydrator. Just pop the meat in your oven and eight hours later you've got delicious jerky. Ask your butcher to slice the meat for you.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 8 hr
• Total Time: 8 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 404 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• ground black pepper to taste
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring
• ⅓ teaspoon garlic powder
• ⅓ teaspoon monosodium glutamate (MSG)
• 1 ½ pounds sirloin OR London broil, cut to 1/8 inch thick slices

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).

Step 2

In a medium, nonporous bowl, combine the salt, liquid smoke, garlic powder, monosodium glutamate, onion powder, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce and ground black pepper to taste.

Step 3

Place meat slices in this mixture and coat well. Then place the meat slices onto two 10x15 inch baking dishes in a single layer.

Step 4

Bake at 200 degrees F (95 degrees C) for 8 hours.