Midg's Mouth Watering Beef Jerky

Ingredients

• 5 pounds boneless beef sirloin
• 2 cups soy sauce
• 1 cup water
• 3 dashes Worcestershire sauce
• 3 tablespoons white sugar , Optional
• 3 tablespoons salt
• 0.5 teaspoons onion powder
• 0.25 teaspoons garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons liquid smoke flavoring
• mesquite or hickory wood chips , as needed for smoker

Instructions

1. 1

   Cut beef into 1/4-inch thick slices. Combine soy sauce, water, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, and liquid smoke. Pour marinade into heavy-duty resealable bag. Add beef and mix well; seal bag and refrigerate 12 hours.

2. 2

   Remove beef from marinade, pat dry with paper towels, and allow to stand for 30 minutes. Discard used marinade. Meanwhile, soak wood chips.

3. 3

   Preheat smoker for 10 minutes.

4. 4

   Arrange beef on drying racks. Smoke for 5 to 7 hours, depending on how you like it, replenishing wood chips as necessary.