Beef Jerky

Today marks the third time that I have ventured into the realm of beef jerky making.  Despite seeming like an arduous task, the process is fairly simple albeit long, though for most of the time you can just go about your day like normal.  Shall we begin?

Ingredients:
1 flank steak (I got 1.5 lbs worth)
⅔ cups soy sauce
⅔ cups Worcestershire sauce
1 Tbsp honey
2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
2 tsp onion powder
1 tsp red pepper flakes (you can add more if you like spicy food)
1 tsp liquid smoke


Equipment
1 20" x 20" box fan
2-3 20" x 20" furnace filters depending on how much steak you use
6 8" bungee cords










Instructions 
1. Get your flank steak and put it in the freezer for 30 min - 1 hour to make it easier to cut


2. Cut your flank steak into ¼-½ inch strips following the grain of the meat

3. Place the strips into a large ziplock bag and mix in all the ingredients.  Let marinade in you refrigerator for 3-6 hours. (Any longer and the meat will be too salty, any shorter and the salt wont be able to kill off any bacteria that might be residing on the meat)

4. After letting the meat marinade, pull out your fan and furnace filters.  Pat dry the meat and place on one of the furnace filters. Place the second, empty furnace filter on top and bungee the filters to the front of the fan.

5. Place the fan upright and have it blowing out a window for 12-15 hours before enjoying your delicious beef jerky!

This stuff is so delicious! I just can't contain myself and have to force myself to not eat all of it at once!