Name: The Ultimate Beef Jerky
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 15 servings
Ingredients: 1/4 cup soy sauce; 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar; 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce; 2 teaspoons liquid smoke flavoring; 1 1/2 tablespoons steak seasoning rub; 1 (1 1/2-pound) London broil roast, thinly sliced along the grain

The Ultimate Beef Jerky

"I am spoiled to this recipe and I know you will be too. It doesn't last long around my house. I've occasionally caught others sneaking a few pieces out of the oven before it was completely finished. Once you try it you will never want to go back to store bought ever again."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients

Why it works: Sauce and vinegar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 26% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,844 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

The Ultimate Beef Jerky

15 servings

Prep10 min

Cook1 hr 30 min

Ingredients

1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons liquid smoke flavoring
1 1/2 tablespoons steak seasoning rub
1 (1 1/2-pound) London broil roast, thinly sliced along the grain

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

262Calories

27 gProtein

15 gFat

1 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Beef	100g cooked	250
Soy Sauce	1 tbsp (15ml)	9
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Smoke	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Sauce + vinegartop 26% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together3,844 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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