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Black Pepper & Garlic Beef Jerky

Ingredients
    Meat:
  • 1.5 lb eye of round, top round, or bottom round, very well trimmed
    • Marinade:
  • 1/4 cup reduced-sodium tamari
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons fish sauce
  • 2 teaspoons molasses
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne, optional
Instructions
  1. 1
    Partially freeze the beef for 45–90 minutes, until firm but still sliceable.
  2. 2
    Slice 1/8–1/4 inch thick, trimming away essentially all visible fat.
  3. 3
    With the grain: chewier jerky.
  4. 4
    Across the grain: more tender jerky.
  5. 5
    Combine all marinade ingredients.
  6. 6
    Add beef and refrigerate 8–18 hours, turning or mixing occasionally.
    7. Hot-marinade step
  7. 7
    Transfer the beef and all of its marinade to a saucepan.
  8. 8
    Bring to a full boil, stirring and separating the strips.
  9. 9
    Boil for 5 minutes.
  10. 10
    Ideally check a few strips and verify 160°F internal.
  11. 11
    Drain well and blot with paper towels.
  12. 12
    This is the pre-drying heat treatment recommended by NCHFP; USDA likewise recommends heating beef to 160°F before dehydration.
    13. Smoke & dry
  13. 13
    Preheat Masterbuilt to 165–175°F.
  14. 14
    Run your smoke tube.
  15. 15
    Keep the exhaust vent open to let moisture escape.
  16. 16
    Arrange strips in one layer with space between them.
  17. 17
    Begin checking around 2–2 1/2 hours because your smoker is hotter than NCHFP's 140°F drying temperature.
  18. 18
    Continue until a cooled test strip bends and cracks but does not snap completely apart.
  19. 19
    NCHFP uses that bend-and-crack test as the finished endpoint rather than a specific drying time.
  20. 20
    Flavor target: Beef first, then substantial black pepper and garlic, with just enough molasses to round off the salt and smoke. This is deliberately not sweet teriyaki jerky.
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