Fresh Honey Beef Jerky

Directions

1. 1
   Buy the meat fresh from the butcher, about 2 mm thick and put it in the freezer for 2 1/2 hour.
2. 2
   Cut away all excess fat,can be done easily now the meat is partly frozen.
3. 3
   Defrost meat in microwave.
4. 4
   Combine garlic, soy sauce, pepper, salt, liquid smoke, lemon juice, honey in a plastic container and marinate the meat in it for 12 to 24 hours.
5. 5
   The next day, put a oven rack on the lowest level and cover it with foil for easy cleaning.
6. 6
   Also, put another rack on the highest level.
7. 7
   Preheat oven to 50°C.
8. 8
   Insert a wooden toothpick through the end of each slice of meat, and suspend each slice from the top rack in the oven, using the toothpick as a support for the slice.
9. 9
   This way you can easily fit 1 kilogram of meat on one rack.
10. 10
    Bake at 50°C and leave the oven door open to allow moisture to escape.
11. 11
    Check the meat after 5 hours.
12. 12
    It could take up to 8 hours, depending on the thickness of the slices.
13. 13
    Jerky should bend, and not snap.
14. 14
    Then it is ready!
15. 15
    Store in a air-free zip bag.