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By Beth Scott

Midwest Ground Beef Jerky

Name: Midwest Ground Beef Jerky
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb Lean ground beef (10% fat or less); 1 tbsp cold water; 2 tsp liquid smoke (hickory); 2 tbsp brown sugar; 1/2 tsp kosher salt; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp onion powder; 1 tsp ground black pepper; 1 tsp cayenne pepper; 1/4 tsp Prague Powder #1 (curing salt); 1/2 tsp corn syrup solids (optional)

6 steps

Prep:30minCook:4h

Ground beef jerky in the oven? YES! This Midwest Ground Beef Jerky recipe has the flavor and an easier chew for those who don't like tough jerky.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:47:31 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories183.3 kcal (9%)

Total Fat9.2 g (13%)

Carbs5.8 g (2%)

Sugars4.6 g (5%)

Protein18.4 g (37%)

Sodium364.8 mg (18%)

Fiber0.3 g (1%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

5 servings

1 lblean ground beef

10% fat or less

1 Tbspwater

cold

2 tspliquid smoke

hickory

2 Tbspbrown sugar

½ tspkosher salt

1 tspgarlic powder

1 tsponion powder

1 tspground black pepper

1 tspcayenne pepper

¼ tspprague powder

#1, curing salt

½ tspcorn syrup solids

optional

Instructions

Step 1

In a bowl, combine ingredients and add to 1lb of ground beef

Step 2

Mix the ground beef and seasonings thoroughly

Step 3

spread the ground meat on a baking sheet, cover with wax paper, and roll with a rolling pin until meat is ¼" thick

Step 4

Slice the pan of beef into jerky strips 4-5" long and 1" thick

Step 5

Dry with your favorite jerky making method. I used my oven at 170F for 4 hours

Step 6

Ground jerky is finished when it first starts becoming dry to the touch. It should bend without breaking in half. If it cracks in half when bent a little bit, it was over dried

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