Sara's Beef Jerky Recipe
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Sara's Beef Jerky

By: Sara 
"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."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.3 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (8)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
8 Hrs
Ready In:
8 Hrs 20 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 4 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring
  • 1/3 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/3 teaspoon monosodium glutamate (MSG)
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
  • ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 1/2 pounds sirloin OR London broil, cut to 1/8 inch thick slices

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).
  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.
  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.
  4. Bake at 200 degrees F (95 degrees C) for 8 hours.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 404 | Total Fat: 26.7g | Cholesterol: 114mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2006 by holman467   view full review
First time making beef jerky. This was excellent! Friends also loved this recipe. I reduced...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 7, 2003 by caliboo   view full review
My husband thought the flavor of the jerky was very good, but thought it was too crunchy. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2002 by SUNEDAN   view full review
almost as good as company's coming recipe. Added liquid smoke to improve jerky taste
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 10, 2010 by don1960   view full review
marinate overnight and then dry it at 150 for 6-8 hours instead of 200 and it won't crisp as much
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2004 by LFH1   view full review
Beef jerky was great. I sent some to my husbands office and everyone there enjoyed it.
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 13, 2009 by DEBHAS5   view full review
This was very good. My kids love jerky and have me make it every year for vacation. I made...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 14, 2010 by ndcook   view full review
Very Good Jerky! I did marinate it overnight for extra flavor. Great Recipe!
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 20, 2011 by cat   view full review
personally i don't like the jerky in the store but my husband does so i tried making Sara's at...

 

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