Teriyaki Jerky

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon onion powder (not onion salt)
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder (not garlic salt)
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2/3 cup teriyaki marinade
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
• 1/4 cup Coke
• 1 lb venison or beef

Directions

1. 1

   Combine all ingredients, except meat and Coke.

2. 2

   Whisk well together and pour into ziplock bag. Take meat either to a meat shop, or slice yourself, against the grain (makes it more tender) in 1/4 to 1/2 inches. Add all meat in with the marinade.

3. 3

   Finally add the coke. Mix together, making sure all the meat is coated. Open up and let all the air out and seal again.

4. 4

   Let marinate between 8 hours to 16 hours. I usually mix mine in the morning and let it sit for 24 hours.

5. 5

   Strain meat, and discard juices and bag.

6. 6

   Place meat on dehydrator trays, side by side (never layer pieces of meat on top of each other) and dehydrate about 8 hours.

7. 7

   When done, the jerky should have no signs of redness and be pliable enough to bend in half without breaking.

8. 8

   Bon Appetite!