Mexican Lime Jerky
Recipe from 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.


Mexican Lime Jerky
Tina Rupp

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Servings: Makes about 3/4 pound
Prep Time: 9 hrs 30 mins
Total Time: 10 hrs
 
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Ingredients
  • large jalapenos, halved, 1 seeded
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  • 1  cup
    fresh lime juice
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  • 1  quart
    light Mexican beer, such as Corona or Pacifico
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  • 1/2  cup
    soy sauce
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  • 2  pounds
    trimmed beef top round or bottom round, about 1 1/2 inches thick
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    Coarse salt, for sprinkling before drying the meat
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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.
2.
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.
4.
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.

MAKE AHEAD
The dried-beef jerky can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 6 weeks.

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