beef jerky

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 pound eye of round
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 7 hrs

Ready Time: 19 hrs 10 mins


• in a medium bowl, combine the soy sauce, ground black pepper and brown sugar to taste. mix well and add the steak slices. place entire mixture with meat into a sealed plastic container and refrigerate for 12 to 24 hours.
• in the oven, place one oven rack on the highest rack setting and one rack on the lowest setting. place a piece of aluminum foil or a baking sheet on the lowest rack, to catch any drippings.
• preheat oven to 160 degrees f (70 degrees c).
• insert a wooden toothpick through the end of each slice of meat, and suspend each slice from the top rack in the oven, using the toothpick as a support for the slice.
• bake at 160 degrees f (70 degrees c) with the oven door propped open to allow moisture to escape. bake for 6 to 8 hours depending on thickness of slices. jerky should bend, and not snap.