Beef Jerky The Healthy Snack

Beef jerky is quickly becoming the healthy snack choice because it is low in fat and high in protein! 

Ingredients:

MAKES 40 to 50 STRIPS

4 lb Flank steak

1/4 ts Ground thyme

2 tb Salt

2 ts Black pepper

1/2 c Vinegar

1c Worcestershire Sauce

1/2 Onion; diced

2 Bay Leaves

2 cloves garlic; crushed

2 Cloves

1 c Dry Red Wine

1 c Soy sauce

Directions:

Trim fat and gristle from flank steak. 

Cut meat with grain into very thin slices (partially freezing first makes slicing easier). 

Combine onion, thyme, bay leaves, salt, garlic, pepper, cloves, vinegar, wine, Worcestershire sauce & soy sauce. 

Pour marinade over steak strips to cover and let stand in refrigerator about 15 hours. 

Squeeze marinade from strips by rolling meat with rolling pin. 

Place meat on baking sheets or directly on oven rack and dry in 175F oven for 4 to 6 hours hours, turning once. 

If using rack, place over foil to catch drippings. 

Enjoy!