Homemade Beef Jerky Recipes For The Oven

With homemade beef jerky recipes like this one for the oven who needs ever to buy jerky again? OK it takes a little time but then so does most great food.

The great thing about jerky is that it follows all the traditional barbecue smoking processes to preserve food but actually the flavor comes mainly from the seasoning and not from the smoking. Now I'm not saying that smoking doesn't add flavor....it does...but it isn't the be all and end all when it comes to preparing good homemade beef jerky recipes.

So the flavoring mainly comes from the seasoning and that leaves only the second part of the process to discuss and that is the dehydration or drying of the product.

In the old days it was sun drying and this was swiftly followed by drying in front of a fire as this was found to be a lot less hit and miss in terms of the finished product so you can see how the smoker came to be used. For this recipe though were going to use the oven.

Using the oven for drying only affects the final stage of the process so these first few steps are common to all beef jerky production.

First you need to get yourself a 1kg or 2.2lb hunk of lean beef such as rump or round and trim off any excess fat. The fat will go rancid much quicker than the dried meat so trimming the fat will preserve your end product for longer.

Now slice the beef along the grain into strips that are ¼” or 6mm thick and no wider than 2” or 50mm. You can tell if you've sliced along the grain by gently pulling at each end of the strip, if it stretches you've done it right but if it tears.....try again!

To add the flavor we need a marinade and I've prepared two for you to try:-

California Jerky Seasoning Recipe

Wild West Beef Jerky Marinade Recipe

Place the beef strips in the marinade, give it a stir and leave it in peace for the night.

The next morning the beef strips will be ready for drying in the oven so you'll need a drip tray and a colander. Strain the beef strips into the colander (do not rinse) and then lay the strips out on the racks in the oven with the drip tray underneath.

Set your oven off on its lowest possible setting, dry for about 3 hours and then raise the temperature to 175°F (80°C) and continue for a further 3 hours.

Once done you can allow it to cool and then taste!

See Also:-

Best Beef Jerky Recipes For The Smoker
Venison Jerky Recipes
Brunswick Stew Recipe
Oven Baked Barbecue Chicken
Oven Pulled Pork Recipe

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