Pipikaula (Hawaiian Dried Beef)

Chilicat's Note:

This one's from the Nu'uanu Congregational Church 1985 Centennial Cookbook. Pipikaula is like a flavorful jerky but NOT dried to a tough leather. It should be slightly moist and tender, kind of like a slab of pastrami.

• Total Time: 5 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 lb.

• 1 lb flank steak

Marinade 1

• 1 tablespoon hawaiian salt
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 drop liquid smoke

Marinade 2

• ¼ teaspoon chopped chili pepper
• 1 garlic clove , crushed
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon hawaiian salt
• 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon pineapple juice

Marinade 3

• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon ginger juice or ½ teaspoon ginger powder
• 1 garlic clove

Directions:

1. Choose a marinade and mix the ingredients for your marinade in a bowl.
2. Pound beef with back of knife blade, or a mallet to tenderize. Cut into 2-inch strips, then marinade for 2 hours.
3. Place beef on roasting pan rack to dry in sun or in oven at 175°F for about 5 hours.
4. Broil or pan fry. Slice and serve.