VENISON OR BEEF OVEN - DRIED
JERKY
 
1 1/2 to 2 lbs. lean boneless meat, partially frozen
1/4 c. soy sauce
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/4 tbsp. pepper
1/4 tbsp. garlic powder
1/2 tbsp. onion powder
1 tbsp. hickory smoke
Flavored salt

Trim and discard all fat from meat (it becomes rancid quickly). Cut meat into 1/2 or 1/4 inch slices (with or across grain as you wish). If necessary, cut large slices to make strips about 1 1/2 inches wide as long as possible.

In a bowl combine all other ingredients, stir until seasonings are dissolved. Add meat strips and mix to thoroughly coat all surfaces. (The meat will absorb most of the liquid.) Set for 1 hour or cover and refrigerate all night. Shake off any excess liquid.

Arrange strips of meat close together, but not overlapping directly on oven rack or on cake racks set in shallow rimmed baking pans, bake until done in 250 degree oven (4 to 6 hours).

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Venison or Beef Oven - Dried Jerky
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 Lois Hearn (Alabama) says:
My family and I really enjoyed this, it had great flavor, I used it on thinly sliced (1/4 in) venison, soaked for one hr in fridge. I baked them at 250°F and mine was done in about two hours, I put the jerky directly on the oven racks with foil lining the bottom of my gas oven, check occasionally if you sliced it thin, because if I hadn't checked when i did, I would have had a burned mess.

 

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