Hamburger Beef Jerky

By Edoo

THE BEST beef jerky recipe. I have made a ton of recipes out of all kinds of things. Roasts, steaks, etc. But the only stuff I get asked for is this stuff. It is so cheap and so versatile.

Ingredients

• 5 lbs 90% lean ground beef (90-92%)
• 4 1/2 teaspoons non-iodized salt
• 2 1/4 teaspoons Accent seasoning
• 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 1/4 tablespoons meat tenderizer
• 3/4 tablespoon pepper
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 cup liquid smoke
• 1/3 cup ketchup

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 390mins
Adapted from food.com

Preparation

Step 1

1 Mix all spices with ground beef EXCEPT Worcestershire, liquid smoke and ketchup. 2 You need to really get your hands in to mix it well. 3 Press into strips with a jerky gun. 4 Mix Worcestershire, liquid smoke and ketchup in a shallow dish. 5 Coat strips with sauce. 6 Place on trays to dry. 7 Dry according to your dehydrator manufacturers instructions. 8 Other flavors as follows:. 9 Hot and spicy - mix Louisiana hot sauce with water to thin a bit. Coat strips and dry. 10 BBQ - thin your favorite bottled bbq sauce with water. Coat strips and dry. 11 Teriyaki - thin bottled teriyaki sauce with soya sauce. Coat strips and dry.