Hamburger Beef Jerky

Oster71's Note:

THE BEST beef jerky recipe. I have made a ton of recipes out of all kinds of things. Roasts, steaks, etc. But the only stuff I get asked for is this stuff. It is so cheap and so versatile.

• Total Time: 6 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients:

Serves: 80

Yield: 5.0 lbs

• 5 lbs 90% lean ground beef (90-92%)
• 4 ½ teaspoons non-iodized salt
• 2 ¼ teaspoons Accent seasoning
• ¾ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 ¼ tablespoons meat tenderizer
• ¾ tablespoon pepper
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• ½ cup Worcestershire sauce
• ½ cup liquid smoke
• 1⁄3; cup ketchup

Directions:

1. Mix all spices with ground beef EXCEPT Worcestershire, liquid smoke and ketchup.
2. You need to really get your hands in to mix it well.
3. Press into strips with a jerky gun.
4. Mix Worcestershire, liquid smoke and ketchup in a shallow dish.
5. Coat strips with sauce.
6. Place on trays to dry.
7. Dry according to your dehydrator manufacturers instructions.
8. Other flavors as follows:.
9. Hot and spicy - mix Louisiana hot sauce with water to thin a bit. Coat strips and dry.
10. BBQ - thin your favorite bottled bbq sauce with water. Coat strips and dry.
11. Teriyaki - thin bottled teriyaki sauce with soya sauce. Coat strips and dry.

Reviews

[Shelley Marie]

This is absolutely THE BEST!!!!!I too mixed everything together and then used my jerky gun to make the strips . We prefer the catsup, liquid smoke,worcestershire virsion. Nothing else will do now! Everyone loved it. Had to pass the recipe around. Thanks Oster, for making me look SO good!

[Jen in OKC]

Wonderful and cheap to make! Like other reviewers, I have had the best results by mixing all ingredients into the meat rather than coating the strips.

[beckygardens]

This is the first recipe we made when we got our new dehydrator and jerky gun. We love it. I did halve the recipe in case it didn't turn out, but next time I'll make the entire recipe. It was delicious. thank you!