No-waste cooking: beef scrap jerky recipe

Don’t throw out the leftovers from your barbecue or beef wellington, when you can easily turn them into homemade jerky.

Beef scrap jerky

Serves 2
Marinate 4-12 hrs
Prep 10 mins
Cook 4 hrs

250g beef trimmings/scraps
2 tbsp teriyaki sauce
3 slices ginger
1 tsp dried chilli flakes
2 spring onion ends, squashed

Place the beef scraps in a ziplock back along with the remaining ingredients. Close the bag and shake to evenly distribute the flavour. Leave to marinate for 4-12 hours in the fridge.

Preheat the oven to 120C and line a baking tray with baking paper.

Pat down the beef with kitchen paper to remove any excess liquid. Lay the marinated beef on the lined baking tray, then place it in the oven to dehydrate for 3-4 hours. Check intermittently.

The jerky is ready when it bends and cracks as opposed to breaks in half. Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

This is an edited extract from No Waste Kitchen: Hachette Healthy Living ($19.99, Hachette Australia) by Amelia Wasiliev. Next week, used orange & almond cake

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