Merle Ellis Recipe

  American Beef

Ingredients:
1/3 cup soy sauce
1 or 2 cloves garlic, crushed
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 tablespoon brown sugar
2 pounds beef flank or bottom round into thin strips

Directions:
Combine soy sauce, garlic, salt pepper and sugar. Pour over beef strips and let stand for 15 to 20 minutes.
You can let it marinate longer, 2 or 3 hours in your refrigerator. Drain amnd arrange in a single layer on a rack set in a shallow baking pan. Dry- do not bake- in a 150 degree oven for 6 to 8 hours.If the oven is too hot, leave the door slightly ajar, propped open with a wooden spoon. Drying time will vary depending upon the humidity and the fat content of the meat.

Merle Ellis
 

Copyright © 2007 Epicurean.com
All rights reserved