sandy's terriyaki beef jerky marinade

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Appleton, WA
Updated on Dec 28, 2023

If you like your jerky more or less sweet, salty, smoky, spicy etc. then adjust those ingredient amounts in the next batch. I devised this recipe in 1988 by combining ingredients from many different ones. This doubles easily to cover more beef, and marinating in a vacuum sealer speeds up the process.

prep time 10 Min
cook time 8 Hr
method No-Cook or Other
yield yields enough for about 3 lbs of sliced meat

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp liquid smoke, more or less to taste
  • 1 cup kikkoman terriyaki sauce, or your favorite
  • 1/4-1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/4-1/2 tsp fresh ground pepper
  • 6 tblsp brown sugar, more or less to taste
  • 4 garlic cloves, crushed, more or less to taste
  • optional: 1/4-1/2 tsp sweet chili, sriracha, sambal oelek or other (preferably asian) hot sauce. again, more or less to taste
  • about 3 lbs thinly sliced beef

How To Make sandy's terriyaki beef jerky marinade

  • Step 1
    Combine all marinade ingredients and mix well to dissolve sugar.
  • Step 2
    Pour over sliced beef in ziploc freezer bag and distribute/massage well into the beef.
  • Step 3
    Marinate for several hours or overnight, then dry in dehydrator to desired doneness.
  • Step 4
    Marinate in a vacuum sealer, if possible, otherwise use a freezer ziploc bag, turn and massage thru bag several times and for several hours in refrigerator. I LOVE my STX Chef's Elite vacuum marinator!

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