Guston

Beef Jerky

Homemade dried beef in pineapple-soy marinade with spices

Prep
20m
Cook
4h
Steps
4
Servings
1
Difficulty
Medium

Method

  1. Step 1Prepare the meat

    Rinse the meat thoroughly and pat dry. Trim all the sinew and connective tissue. You should be left with clean red meat. Slice it into strips 0.5-1cm thick. It doesn't matter whether you cut along or against the grain.

    Note

    You can cut either along or against the grain — there's no difference

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  2. Step 2Prepare the marinade

    In a deep bowl, mix all the marinade ingredients: pineapple juice, coconut aminos, lemon juice, paprika, salt, black pepper, ground ginger, dried ground onion, dried garlic, ground chili pepper.

    Black pepperLemon juiceSaltGarlicCoconutPaprikaOnionPineappleGround ginger
  3. Step 3Marinate the meat8h

    Place the meat in the marinade and let it marinate for 8 hours.

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  4. Step 4Dry in a dehydrator4h

    Dry the meat in a dehydrator for 4 hours at 70 degrees.

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