Pipikaula (Hawaiian Dried Beef)

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.

• Ready In: 5 hrs 10 mins
• Yields: 1 lb.

Ingredients

• 1  lb  flank steak

• Marinade 1

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

• Marinade 2

• 1⁄4 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 1⁄2 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.