Title: Teriyaki Jerky Out of Ground Beef
Categories: Meat Turkey Dehydrator
Yield: 1 Recipe

1	lb	Hamburger or ground turkey
1	pk	McCormicks Meat Marinade original flavor
1 1/2	ts	Crushed oregano
3	tb	Teriyaki sauce, Kikkomans
		Coarse ground pepper

I have been making both hamburger and ground turkey for a couple years now. What I do is add one packet of McCormicks Meat Marinade (Original Flavor) to each pound of meat, plus about 1 1/2 teaspoons of crushed oregano, and three tablespoons of teriyaki (Kikkomans). I then mix this into the meat real well. I take a wad of meat, a little larger than the size of a baseball, and place it between a good size sheet of wax paper, then flatten the ball of meat out to about 1/4 inch or less in thickness.

I then fold the top sheet of wax paper back and using a knife, very gingerly cut the meat into 1 1/4 inch (approx) strips. You can't press down to hard with the knife, ya just have to kinda work it apart into strips. I then cut these strips into pieces 4 to 5 inches long, and again, very gingerly pick the strips up and lay them on the trays. When I have a tray full, I then sprinkle the meat with a good coarse ground pepper (only on the side that is facing up). I usually make up 6 trays each time our kids, and grand kids pressure me into making a batch. The six trays will normally fill two quart canning jars. I set the dehydrator on max power and let it go for 8 to 10 hours. Midway through I rotate the trays from top to bottom. Hope this is of aid to your jerky making efforts.

As far as powdered soy or teriyaki sauce goes, I have never heard of it in powdered form. We enjoy oriental cooking and frequent the local oriental stores quite frequently, and have never seen it in powdered form. But of course, that doesn't mean that it is not out there.

After the jerky is made up, we store the jerky in the refrigerator. Of the two types, hamburger and ground turkey, I prefer the turkey.

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