Mexican Lime Jerky
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Food & Wine
Spiked with jalapenos and fresh lime juice, this zingy jerky was inspired in part by Rachel Graville's stint as sous-chef at a Mexican resort.

Servings:
Makes about 3/4 pound
Prep Time:
9 hrs 30 mins
Total Time:
10 hrs
Ingredients
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2large jalapenos, halved, 1 seededsee savings

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1 cupfresh lime juicesee savings

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1 quartlight Mexican beer, such as Corona or Pacificosee savings

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1/2 cupsoy saucesee savings

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2 poundstrimmed beef top round or bottom round, about 1 1/2 inches thicksee savings

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Coarse salt, for sprinkling before drying the meatsee savings

Directions
1.
In a mini food processor, puree the seeded jalapeno along with 1/4 cup of the lime juice. Transfer the puree to a large bowl. Stir in the beer, soy sauce, the unseeded jalapeno and the remaining 3/4 cup of lime juice.
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Take the beef and cut it into 1/4-inch-thick slices, either with or against the grain.
3.
Add the beef to the marinade, a few slices at a time, stirring well to coat each slice with the marinade. Cover and refrigerate for 6 to 8 hours.
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Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Set a large wire rack on each of 3 large rimmed baking sheets. Remove the beef from the marinade and pat dry with paper towels. Arrange the beef on the racks, leaving 1/4 inch between slices. Sprinkle with coarse salt. Bake for about 4 hours, until the jerky is firm and almost completely dry, but still chewy. Let cool completely on the racks before serving.
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