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homemade beef jerky kamado style

Big Green Egg Easy Homemade Beef Jerky

The BBQ Buddha
Making delicious beef jerky at home is easy to do and tastes better than any store-bought jerky will ever have.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 10 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Remove all fat from meat.
  • Place meat in the freezer for 30 minutes.
  • Slice strips no thicker than ¼ inch for best results.
  • Shake bottle well before opening.
  • Marinate meat refrigerated in a large bowl or gallon Ziploc bag for 12-24 hours (12 is plenty), stirring occasionally. (DO NOT REUSE MARINADE).
  • Set up your Kamado grill for indirect cooking using a raised cooking surface.
  • Preheat the grill to 175°.
  • Hang meat vertically between rungs of the cooking surface draping the meat down below.
  • Slowly roast the marinated beef strips on the grill at 175 degrees until dry (6-12 hours depending on thickness).
  • To maintain the temperature of 175 use a device like the Flame Boss 200.
  • You will know when the jerky is done by touching it to see if it is "squishy" and thus holding onto moisture, or ripping a piece in half to see if it is still pink inside.
  • Once done remove from the grill, allow to cool, and store in a dry space.
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