How to Make the Best 5-Ingredient Homemade Beef Jerky (Easy!)
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Total Time: 8 hours, 10 minutes
- Yield: 20 1x
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Ingredients
2 pounds eye of round roast, trimmed off fat and sliced thinly agains the grain
½ cup pineapple juice
¼ cup brown sugar
¼ cup soy sauce
¼ cup white vinegar
1 tbsp salt or to taste
Instructions
- In a large bowl whisk together the pineapple juice, brown sugar, soy sauce, white vinegar and 1 tablespoon of salt (or to taste) until combined.
- Add the meat to a bowl and toss until well coated.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, or up to 1 day.
- If you’re making the jerky in a dehydrator, lay the strips out in a single layer on the trays of your dehydrator.
- Set dehydrator according to manufacturer’s instructions.
- If you’re making the jerky in the oven, preheat oven to 175°F.
- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and place a wire rack over the foil.
- Lay the beef strips out in a single layer on the wire rack.
- Bake the beef in the preheated oven until dry and leathery, about 4 to 8 hours, flipping the beef once about halfway through. (see note*)
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.
- Transfer into a container and refrigerate for up to 1 month.
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Notes
The total time is dependent on the thickness of the meat.
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