Ground Beef Jerky

By mona

Less expensive version of jerky made with ground beef or venison

Ingredients

• 1 pound extra lean ground beef
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce, or to taste
• 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 Tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 Tablespoon ketchup
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, thoroughly combine ground beef, onion powder, garlic powder, hot pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, ketchup, and salt.

Cover bowl and refrigerate ground beef for 4 hours until well-chilled.

Place ground beef mixture by the tablespoon in between pieces of plastic wrap. Use a rolling pin to flatten into rounds less than 1/8-inch thick.

Place meat rounds on dehydrator trays to dry and follow manufacturer's directions. Turn jerky strips once midway during drying process.