Sweet and Spicy Beef Jerky

Name: Sweet and Spicy Beef Jerky
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 10 pounds eye of round or top round beef; pepper; garlic powder; onion powder; orange juice; grapefruit juice; soy sauce; balsamic vinegar; Worcestershire sauce; liquid smoke; brown sugar; habanero peppers; crushed red pepper

Serves 1

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Sweet and Spicy Beef Jerky

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Serves 1

Directions

1Trim off any excess fat from the beef.
2Season each piece front and back with pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder.
3Refrigerate for four to eight hours.
4Combine orange juice, grapefruit juice, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, Worcestershire, liquid smoke, and some brown sugar for the marinade.
5Mix until combined.
6Pour a little of the liquid into a blender with some habanero peppers and crushed red pepper.
7Blend until smooth.
8Return it to the liquid marinade, mix, and pour over the seasoned beef.
9Massage the marinade into the beef as evenly as possible, then store back in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
10Sprinkle a little more crushed red pepper on top after getting the beef on the dehydrator trays.
11At about 160 degrees Fahrenheit, it'll take anywhere between four to eight hours.
12You'll know it's ready when you can see this white stringy stuff when you tear it with the grain.
13Cut these into smaller pieces for easy snacking.

Ingredients

10 pounds eye of round or top round beef
pepper
garlic powder
onion powder
orange juice
grapefruit juice
soy sauce
balsamic vinegar
Worcestershire sauce
liquid smoke
brown sugar
habanero peppers
crushed red pepper

Equipment

dehydratorblender

Tips

Trim excess fat from the beef
Massaging the marinade into the beef as evenly as possible

Sweet and Spicy Beef Jerky

Serves 1

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Sweet and Spicy Beef Jerky

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Serves 1

Directions

1Trim off any excess fat from the beef.
2Season each piece front and back with pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder.
3Refrigerate for four to eight hours.
4Combine orange juice, grapefruit juice, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, Worcestershire, liquid smoke, and some brown sugar for the marinade.
5Mix until combined.
6Pour a little of the liquid into a blender with some habanero peppers and crushed red pepper.
7Blend until smooth.
8Return it to the liquid marinade, mix, and pour over the seasoned beef.
9Massage the marinade into the beef as evenly as possible, then store back in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
10Sprinkle a little more crushed red pepper on top after getting the beef on the dehydrator trays.
11At about 160 degrees Fahrenheit, it'll take anywhere between four to eight hours.
12You'll know it's ready when you can see this white stringy stuff when you tear it with the grain.
13Cut these into smaller pieces for easy snacking.