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Don't Leave Home Without It: Homemade Beef Jerky to Take on Your Next Hike Recipe

Name: Don't Leave Home Without It: Homemade Beef Jerky to Take on Your Next Hike
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 450 min
Total time: 980 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 2 lbs top round london broil; 0.6666667 c soy sauce; 0.6666667 c worcestershire sauce; 1 tsp liquid smoke; 2 tsp pepper; 1 tsp onion powder; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp cayenne pepper; 1 Tbsp paprika; 1 Tbsp brown sugar; 2 Tbsp pineapple juice

This recipe walks you through making your own beef jerky at home, starting with a flavorful marinade for top round. The process involves slicing the beef thinly, letting it soak up the marinade, and then dehydrating it until it reaches that characteristic chewy texture. It’s a straightforward project, mostly hands-off once the meat is in the dehydrator, and a good way to use up a cut of beef.

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September 17, 2026

Back16h 20mServes 12Easy127 kcal

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dairy free dairy-free high-protein picnic meal prep make-ahead freezer-friendly healthy

About this recipe

Don't Leave Home Without It: Homemade Beef Jerky to Take on Your Next Hike is a snack recipe that takes about 16h 20m from start to finish and serves 12. It calls for 11 ingredients across 7 steps, and is rated easy. A serving works out at around 127 kcal with roughly 19 g of protein. Filed under dairy free, dairy-free, high-protein and picnic.