T Bird’s Beef Jerky

Rating: ****

Ingredients:

- 2 pounds round steak

- 2 tablespoons onion powder

- 3/4 teaspoons black pepper

- 3/4 teaspoons garlic powder

- 1 pinch salt

- 1/2 teaspoon dry Italian-style salad dressing mix
- 1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

Directions:

1. Cut meat into strips no thicker than ¼ inch. In a large bowl, mix together onion powder, pepper, garlic powder, salt and Italian seasoning. Stir in Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce and pepper sauce. Place meat into a container, and combine with marinade. Cover, and refrigerate 24 hours.
2. Place oven rack on the highest level. Place aluminum foil on bottom of oven to catch drips. Preheat oven to 150 degrees F (65 degrees C). Leave oven slightly open to allow moisture to escape.
3. Insert round toothpicks through the tops of the strips of meat, and hang them from the oven rack. Bake in preheated oven for 4 hours, or until dried to desired consistency.

Grandpa Fielden’s Beef Jerky

Rating: ****

Ingredients:

- 2 pounds round steak

- 2 cups water

-1/8 cup salt

Directions:

1. Cut meat into strips no thicker than ¼ inch. Pour water into bowl, add salt and stir. Place meat into a container, and combine with salt water. Cover, and refrigerate for 2 hours.

2. Place oven rack on the highest level. Place aluminum foil on bottom of oven to catch drips. Preheat oven to 150 degrees F (65 degrees C). Leave oven slightly open to allow moisture to escape.

3. Insert round toothpicks or skewers through the tops of the strips of meat, and hang them from the oven rack. Bake in preheated oven for 4 hours, or until dried to desired consistency.

What went with this recipe is that they were relatively easy and simple to make, but tested excellent and are a great snack for on the go.

One thing that I would change is to add a little bit more salt to Grandpa Fielden’s Beef Jerky or better distribute the salt water in the container because a few pieces of jerky are lacking some flavour but other than that, everything went really well.

Bibliography:

T Bird’s Beef Jerky:

All Recipies .com T Bird’s Beef Jerky Recipe

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/t-birds-beef-jerky/

Grandpa Fielden’s Beef Jerky:

Grandpa Fielden himself - Made since 1938



By Jeremy Campbell