Smokey, Sweet, and Spicy Beef Jerky
 
Ingredients
This is very spicy if you use the full amount of cayenne pepper and hot sauce. You can easily cut the quantity of those two ingredients in half.
  • 2 pounds beef jerky meat (thinly sliced top of the rib)
  • 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • ¼ cup honey
  • 1-2 teaspoons cayenne pepper, to taste
  • 2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 2 teaspoons black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1-2 tablespoons hot sauce
Instructions
  1. Place a Ziploc bag over a 2-pound container. Add all ingredients, then add meat and smush it around well.
  2. At this point, you can freeze it or simply marinate overnight in the refrigerator, at least 8 hours.
  3. Preheat oven to 175ºF.
  4. Line a baking sheet very well with foil. Spray the pan very well. Lay the pieces of meat flat on the baking sheets (each pan will fit one pound). The pieces of meat can touch but they should not overlap.
  5. Bake for 1 ½ hours, then flip and bake for another 1 ½ - 2 hours (depending on the thickness of your meat), until meat is dry.
Recipe by Between Carpools at https://betweencarpools.com/how-to-make-your-own-beef-jerky/