Beef Jerky-Dehaydrator

BEEF JERKY - DEHYDRATOR

1 lb. round steak 4 tbsp. soy sauce 4 tbsp. Worcestershire 1 tbsp. ketchup 1/4 tsp. pepper 1/4 tsp. garlic powder 1/4 tsp. onion salt 1/2 tsp. salt Remove all fat from the meat and place in freezer. When it is semi-frozen, cut it into 3/8 to 1/4 inch strips. Meat cut against the grain will be tender and break easily, meat cut with the grain will be chewy.Marinate in the above sauce for at least 1 hour. Drain in a colander and place on dehydrator trays. Do not overlap the meat and turn once while drying. Dry at 145 degrees for 8-10 hours. It is ready when it bends like a willow without breaking. Store in refrigerator.

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Apples, my favorite

    

Dried apples are easy to make. Grannysmith apples taste the best to me.

I use a potato peeler and quickly peel the apple (I am wary about the pesticides that linger on the outside of the apple).

Then I core/slice the apple. Lemon or citrus juice keeps the apple slicing from turning brown. I mix up a glass of Emergen C in a small bowl and dip the apple slices in it. ( Emergen C has got all kinds of good stuff in it). I place the apple slices on the dehydrator trays and sprinkle lightly with cinnamon and dry overnight.

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