Ground Beef Jerky Sticks Recipe
Easy homemade beef sticks with bold seasoning and smoky flavor. Can be made in the smoker, oven, or dehydrator.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs extra lean ground beef
- 1 lb ground pork
Spicy Ground Beef Jerky
- 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 2 teaspoons sriracha powder
- 2 teaspoons oregano
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon cayenne powder
- ¼ cup sriracha
Mild Ground Beef Jerky:
- 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- ½ tablespoon coarse kosher salt
- ¼ cup maple syrup
Instructions
Cook it in the smoker:
- Preheat smoker to 225f.
- Meanwhile, add 2 lbs extra lean ground beef and 1 lb ground pork to the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed until completely combined, about 1 minute.
- With the mixer running on low speed, add the spice and again mix until completely combined, then add the maple or sriracha based on chosen flavor. Mix on high speed for 45 seconds to 1 minute once all ingredients are added to the bowl.Spicy Sriracha Jerky:1 tablespoon ground black pepper,1 tablespoon onion powder,1 tablespoon paprika,2 teaspoons sriracha powder,2 teaspoons oregano,2 teaspoons garlic powder,2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt,1 teaspoon cayenne powder,¼ cup srirachaMild Jerky:1 tablespoon ground black pepper,1 tablespoon onion powder,1 tablespoon garlic powder,1 tablespoon paprika,½ tablespoon coarse kosher salt,¼ cup maple syrup
- Fill the jerky gun by adding a small amount, then packing it with the plunger, then repeating until full.
- Pipe the ground beef jerky onto wire mesh cooking racks. Keep the sticks all in one piece, they are easy to trim once cooked.
Cook it on the Traeger:
- Smoke the ground beef jerky at 225f for 3 hours.
- Remove the jerky from the smoker and allow it to cool to room temperature before packaging.
Cook it in the oven:
- Preheat oven to 170f (or as low as your oven goes).
- Follow mixing and piping directions as per recipe.
- Cook the jerky sticks in the oven at 170f for 4 hours, or until completely cooked through.
Cook it in the dehydrator:
- Follow mixing directions as per the recipe.
- Pipe the ground beef jerky onto dehydrator racks.
- Dehydrate the jerky at 160f for 5-6 hours, or until completely cooked through.
Notes
Expert Tips:
- Fill the jerky gun in stages. By this I mean add some ground beef mixture, then pack it with the plunger, repeating until the gun is full. This will result in fewer air bubbles and more consistent piping with the gun.
- Keep the ground meat mixture as cold as possible. This helps the mixture pass through the gun more easily. Especially if using pork in your mixture, as pork fat likes to soften at room temperature!
