Cowboy Jerky - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 lb. lean beef strips
4 oz. salt
1/2 oz. garlic powder
1/2 oz. black pepper
pinch of cure salt
2 Tbsp. liquid smoke
2 qt. water

Preparation

Cut beef strips about 1/4-inch thick. Make brine, combining all ingredients. Soak meat in brine approximately 6 hours or longer. Remove meat from brine and hang up or lay out flat to dry.