Honey Garlic Ginger Beef Jerky Food

FRESH HONEY BEEF JERKY

Steps:

• Buy the meat fresh from the butcher, about 2 mm thick and put it in the freezer for 2 1/2 hour.
• Cut away all excess fat,can be done easily now the meat is partly frozen.
• Defrost meat in microwave.
• Combine garlic, soy sauce, pepper, salt, liquid smoke, lemon juice, honey in a plastic container and marinate the meat in it for 12 to 24 hours.
• The next day, put a oven rack on the lowest level and cover it with foil for easy cleaning.
• Also, put another rack on the highest level.
• Preheat oven to 50°C.
• Insert a wooden toothpick through the end of each slice of meat, and suspend each slice from the top rack in the oven, using the toothpick as a support for the slice.
• This way you can easily fit 1 kilogram of meat on one rack.
• Bake at 50°C and leave the oven door open to allow moisture to escape.
• Check the meat after 5 hours.
• It could take up to 8 hours, depending on the thickness of the slices.
• Jerky should bend, and not snap.
• Then it is ready!
• Store in a air-free zip bag.

HONEY GARLIC SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine chicken broth, brown sugar, honey, soy sauce, garlic, and ginger in a saucepan over medium heat; bring to a gentle boil. Reduce heat and simmer sauce, stirring often, until flavors combine, about 5 minutes.
• Whisk water and cornstarch together in a small bowl. Pour into the saucepan; simmer until sauce thickens, about 5 minutes.

GARLIC BEEF JERKY

Steps:

• Combine all ingreients in a ziploc bag.
• Add Meat.
• Shake around to coat.
• Let marinate in the refrigerator 6 hours or overnight.
• Pre-heat oven at 150 degrees.
• Cook meat on cookie sheets lined with aluminum foil for 5-7 hours. Check meat after 5 hours. Meat should be bendable not breakable.
• Cool after meat is dry. Store in air-tight container or ziploc bag in refrigerator.
• Enjoy! : ).