Best Hot Sweet Beef Jerky Recipes

SPICY SWEET BEEF JERKY

Steps:

• Trim all visible fat from the beef and place in freezer for an hour or two to partially freeze.
• While the meat is in the freezer, combine marinade ingredients in a bowl or ziplock bag.
• Remove the meat from the freezer and slice ¼" strips against the grain for an easy chew. Cut with the grain for a more chewy jerky. (I did not freeze the jerky since I bought already thinly sliced meat. I sliced the thin meat into 1" wide strips)
• Add sliced beef to the mixture in the ziplock bag or bowl and marinate for 6-24 hours in the refrigerator.
• After the meat has finished marinating, remove from refrigerator and strain excess marinade in a colander and pat dry with paper towels.
• Dry with your Dehydrator, Smoker, or Oven. I used my Excalibur Dehydrator and dried for 4 hours at 165F.
• The jerky is finished when it bends and cracks, but does not break in half.
• Store jerky in air tight containers in a cool, dark, and dry place such as a fridge or cabinet.

SWEET BEEF JERKY RECIPE

Steps:

• Thoroughly remove all fat from your beef.
• Freeze the beef for 1-2 hours, then cut it into slices ¼ inch or less.
• Mix all marinade ingredients together until well combined.
• Add beef and marinade to a container, shake well and refrigerate for 6-24 hours.
• Soak up an excess marinade from beef with a paper towel.
• Dehydrate beef using your favorite method at 160 degrees F for 4-8 hours depending on thickness, removing when jerky bends and cracks slightly without snapping.

DOC'S BEST BEEF JERKY

Steps:

• Place beef strips in the bottom of a large bowl. Pour soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, liquid smoke, brown sugar, salt, pepper, meat tenderizer, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika over beef. Mix to assure all the meat is evenly coated. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 8 hours or overnight.
• Remove meat from bowl and place between two pieces of plastic wrap; pound to 1/8-inch thickness.
• Arrange the meat strips on the tray of a dehydrator and dry at your dehydrator's highest setting until done to your liking, at least 4 hours. Store in an airtight container or resealable bags.

HOT & SWEET BEEF JERKY

Steps:

• Slice meat across the grain 1/4" slices.
• If using whole dried jalepeno's put them into food processor and pulse until well chopped.
• Add remaining ingredients into food procesor and mix well.
• Transfer dry ingredients to a gallon ziplock bag
• Add about 1/3 of the meat slices to bag, close and shake making sure meat is well coated.
• Place coated meat onto food dehydrator trays and repeat step 5 until all meat is coated.
• Set food dehyrator as directed by manufacture (at least 150 degrees) for 4 - 6 hours depending on how tender you like your jerky (less time more tender).
• Finished jerky should be kept in air tight container or bag in the refrigerator.