Beef Jerky

by Cindi Sutter, Founder & Editor Spirited Table® - Recipe from Shirley Carter Kenne (my Mom)

How pathetic is it, that it took me forever to find a real picture of beef jerky? Seriously?!?

Ingredients

Lean round steak - up to 10 lbs

Vinegar

Salt

Red pepper

Ketchup

Worcestershire sauce

Tabasco

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 200°.

2. Cut lean meat into 1/4” strips. Boil up to 10lbs of meat in 2 quarts water, with 1/2 pint vinegar, 2 cups salt and 2 tablespoons red pepper. Boil for 5 minutes. Remove meat from water and squeeze dry.

3. Lay meat on heated oven rack for 1 1/2 hours at 200°.

4. Strips are done when they crack but don’t break.

5. Paint both sides of strips with a mixture of Ketchup, Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco. The last two ingredients, add amounts according to your taste preferences and desired heat!