Snack · 30 min · american

Homemade Beef Jerky

An American snack built around eye of round and soy sauce — on the table in 30 minutes. Each serving lands at 461 calories with 67g of protein, so it eats like a much heavier meal. Leftovers keep well, so it doubles as next-day lunch without any extra work.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 8 oz Eye of round
• 1/4 cup Soy sauce
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire
• 1 tsp Black pepper
• 1/2 tsp Garlic powder

Steps

1. Wrap the eye of round tightly in plastic and freeze it for 1 hour; firm meat slices much thinner than soft meat.
2. Slice the beef against the grain into strips about 1/8 inch thick — freeze it again for 20 minutes if it starts getting floppy.
3. Whisk the soy sauce, Worcestershire, black pepper, and garlic powder together in a shallow dish.
4. Submerge the beef strips in the marinade, cover, and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight; longer means deeper flavor.
5. Pat the strips dry with paper towels and arrange them in a single layer on a wire rack set over a foil-lined sheet pan, without overlapping.
6. Dry in a 175°F (80°C) oven for 3 hours, flipping once at the 90-minute mark, until the strips bend and crack at the surface but don't snap in half.
7. Cool completely and store in an airtight bag in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

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