Asian Jerky

A basic idea of an Asian style beef/venison jerky.


1 lb flank steak trimmed of fat and cut with the grain in thin uniform slices
1/2 C soy sauce
1/8 C Chinese rice wine
2 T honey (maybe more)
1.5 T grated ginger
1.5 t garlic powder
crushed red pepper and cayenne pepper to taste
0.5 T instacure (sodium nitrite mix or the like; I know some people claim nitrites/nitrates are bad for you, but they've been used in food for centuries, and I wouldn't want to take cured meat on a hiking trip without it)

Combine all ingredients and marinate for 24 hours. Stick in a dehydrator at 140 F until thoroughly dry and fibrous, turning meat and rotating trays once.