Dry Cure Southwest Beef Jerky

Total Time: 15 hrs Preparation Time: 8 hrs Cook Time: 7 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 1/2-3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 lbs sliced lean beef (i use the beef labeled as "fajita meat")

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, combine all ingredients and really rub the dry ingredients into the grain of the meat; really get it worked in cover and marinate overnight.
• 2 if you have a dehydrator, by all means use it.
• 3 my oven method: place aluminum foil on oven rack.
• 4 preheat oven to 170 degrees f (that's as low as my oven will go--).
• 5 put meat on baking racks then set on the foiled oven rack to dry.
• 6 prop the oven door open with an oven mitt to allow moisture to escape.
• 7 in my oven, it takes about 7 hours for complete drying; slightly less if you use very thin slices (mine are about 1/4 inch thick).