ASIAN JERKY RECIPE RECIPES

Steps:

• Cut meat lengthwise into long strips about 3 inches thick and wide. Place in a wide frying pan with the water, soy, sherry, sugar, salt, star anise, ginger, onions and chile peppers. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer turning meat occasionally for 30 minutes.
• Remove meat from cooking liquid, cool, and chill for at least 1 hour or until firm. Thinly slice meat across the grain. Return meat slices to cooking liquid. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat, turning slices occasionally until all liquid is absorbed (about 50 minutes) Turn meat more frequently as liquid is absorbed. Discard onion, ginger, and star anise.
• Arrange strips of meat slightly apart in a single layer on cooky sheets. Bake, uncovered, in a 300 degree F oven until dry to the touch but still pliable (about 20 minutes) Pat dry any beads of oil with paper towels, let cool thoroughly. Place in plastic bag, seal, and store in refrigerator up to 2 months.

Steps:

• In a small skillet, toast the coriander, allspice and cinnamon stick over moderate heat, shaking the pan frequently, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a plate and let cool. Transfer to a spice grinder and grind to a powder.
• Add the crushed red pepper to the skillet and toast over moderate heat, stirring, for 20 seconds. Scrape the red pepper onto a plate to cool.
• In a medium saucepan, combine the soy sauce with the granulated sugar, brown sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and salt and cook over low heat, stirring to dissolve the sugars. Stir in the ground spices, crushed red pepper, garlic, ginger and sesame oil. Transfer to a medium bowl and let cool.
• Preheat the oven to 225°. Line 2 large, rimmed baking sheets with foil and set a wire rack in each one. Add the meat to the seasoning sauce and toss to coat the slices. Spread the sliced meat on the racks in a single layer. Using a pastry brush, dab the meat with some of solids from the seasoning sauce. Bake the meat on the lower and middle racks of the oven for 2 hours, or until dry but slightly pliable; switch the pans halfway through the cooking time. Let the beef jerky cool for 20 minutes.
• Make Ahead: The beef jerky can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.