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Homemade Beef Jerky

Here's how you make Homemade Beef Jerky
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  • Servings: 20
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 3-4h
    • The following recipe serves 20 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 3/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
  • 3/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika (or to taste)
  • 1 tablespoon honey (or more to taste)
  • 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 2 pounds beef top round (thinly sliced, ask your butcher to slice for jerky)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Whisk Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, paprika, honey, black pepper, red pepper flakes, garlic powder, and onion powder together in a bowl. Add beef to bowl and turn to coat beef completely. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator, 3 hours to overnight.

  • Step 2: Preheat oven to 175°F (80°C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and place a wire rack over the foil.

  • Step 3: Transfer beef to paper towels to dry. Discard marinade. Arrange beef slices in a single layer on the prepared wire rack on the baking sheet.

  • Step 4: Bake beef in the preheated oven until dry and leathery, 3 to 4 hours. Cut with scissors into bite-size pieces.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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