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Ground Beef Jerky Recipe

Recipe by: Jason Allen

"Instead of a marinade or a dry rub the spice mixture is mixed in with the ground beef, making this jerky slightly different form its more expensive brothers."
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  • Directions
  • Ingredients
  • Nutrition
Directions
  • Prep15 m
  • Cook5 h 30 m
  • Ready In5 h 45 m
  • 1Stir salt, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, ginger, black pepper, and cayenne pepper together in a large bowl; add ground beef and mix well.
  • 2Pass beef mixture through a meat grinder set with the finest blade.
  • 3Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Place wire-racks onto baking sheets.
  • 4Place 1/2 ground beef mixture between two sheets of heavy plastic on a solid, level surface. Firmly roll beef mixture to a thickness of 1/8 inch. Remove the top layer of plastic wrap, invert beef mixture onto prepared baking sheet, and remove the bottom layer of plastic wrap. Repeat for remaining beef mixture.
  • 5Bake beef mixture in the preheated oven with the oven door slightly ajar for 2 1/2 hours. Rotate the baking sheet. Bake until jerky is cooked through, another 3 hours. Remove jerky from oven and cut into strips while warm.
Footnotes
  • Cook's Note:
  • If you don't have a meat grinder, use a food processor and pulse the beef with the spices in batches.
Ingredients
  • 8 servings
  • 126 cals
  • 2 teaspoons canning salt
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste (optional)
  • 1 pound extra lean ground beef
Nutrition

Amount per serving ( 5 total)

  • Calories:
    126
    6%
  • Fat:
    8
    12%
  • Carbs:
    0.7
    < 1%
  • Protein:
    12.2
    24%
  • Cholesterol:
    39
    13%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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