How to Make Beef Jerky in the Oven Using the Best Beef Jerky Recipes

Jerky recipes are delicious and unique recipes which make great meals. Jim's oven jerky, marinated beef jerky and microwave jerky are 3 recipes that greatly resemble the great jerky meals.

Here are those 3 recipes so you can prepare a jerky meal today:

1. Jim's Oven Jerky

Ingredients:

- 1 lb Steak or roast
- 5 tb Soy sauce
- 3 tb Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tb Brown sugar
- 1 ts Paprika
- 1/2 ts Pepper
- 1/2 ts Garlic powder
- 1/2 ts Onion powder

Directions:

- Trim ALL the fat off the meat and slice into 1/4" thick strips.
- Mix other ingredients together.
- Marinate meat overnight in the mixture.
- Line cookie sheets with foil and arrange meat on it in a single layer.
- Dry for 8 or more hours at 200 deg F, turning every 2 hours.
- Cool and store in a tightly covered jar or sealed in a plastic bag.
- Other marinade ingredients [ optional]: 1/2 ts or more hot pepper sauce/1/4 ts cayenne/1 ts chili powder 1 tb or more liquid smoke 1 tb parsley flakes 1/2 ts ginger 1/2 ts allspice

2. Marinated Beef Jerky

Ingredients:

- 1 lb Beef; your choice; if not tender cut; slice paper thin; tender cut slice 1/8 to 1/4" thick
- 1/2 ts Pepper
- 1 ts Onion powder
- 1/2 ts Garlic salt
- 3 tb Soy sauce +1 teaspoon; can use light
- 5 tb Worcestershire sauce

Directions:

- Trim all fat off the beef.
- Mix other ingredients together.
- Marinate meat overnight in the mixture.
- Remove from marinade and pat meat between towels.
- Line cookie sheet with foil and arrange meat on it in a single layer.
- Dry for 8 or more hours at 200~, turning after 6 hours.
- Cool and store in a tightly covered jar or sealed in plastic bag.

3. Microwave Jerky

Ingredients:

- 1/2 lb Trimmed venison
- 1/4 ts Salt
- 1/3 ts Garlic Powder
- 1 ts Accent
- 1/4 ts Black Pepper
- 1/4 c Worcestershire Sauce
- 1/4 c Soy Sauce
- 1/4 c Water
- 6 Drops Liquid Smoke

Directions:

- Cut meat into 1/8" thick strips, which is easier if it is slightly frozen.
- Combine ingredients, and place with meat in refrigerator overnight to marinate.
- Then place the meat strips in a microwave roasting rack.
- Set the microwave on high for 4 to 6 minutes.
- After 4 minutes add time in 30 second increments.
- The idea is to have a dried jerky, which means a color change from brown to dark brown, and a consistency in the meat that has changed from supple to leathery in it's texture.

That's it!