Description
This smoked beef jerky recipe makes the perfect treat for work, camping, or hitting the road and can be made on a pellet grill or smoker. Once you try this smoked beef jerky, you’ll say goodbye to store-bought jerky forever. The soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce marinade with red pepper flakes, honey, and lime juice complement the flavor of the beef perfectly.
Ingredients
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- 3lbs beef round roast or round steak
- 1 tbsp red pepper flakes
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 3 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 9 pieces of wood chips (hickory, pecan, or oak)
Instructions
- Place the meat in the freezer for 1 hour to make it easier to slice.
- Trim any excess fat from the beef.
- Use a sharp knife or meat slicer to slice the meat across the grain into small 1/4-inch uniform strips.
- In a ziplock bag, combine the Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, lime juice, honey, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and red pepper flakes. Place the sliced meat in the marinade and store it in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours and up to 24 hours.
- Preheat the smoker to 180°F and add hickory, pecan, mesquite, or your favorite wood chips to the hot coals. Replenish the wood chunks as required to maintain the smoke.
- Remove the meat strips from the marinade. Using paper towels, pat the meat dry.
- Place the meat strips onto the smoker grates. Close the lid and smoke for 2 to 3 hours until your beef jerky is adequately cooked.
- Check the jerky every hour and bend it to check for doneness. The jerky should take around 3 hours for it to be done. You’ll know it is done when it feels dry with a slight bend to it without being brittle and shattering.
- Remove your beef jerky strips from the heat, place them on a cooling rack, and let rest for 10 minutes before serving. Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Rest Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 hours
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 ounce
- Calories: 116
- Sugar: 3.1g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 7.3g
- Carbohydrates: 3.1g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 9.4g
- Cholesterol: 12mg