Fresh Honey Beef Jerky - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs very lean beef tenderloin, premier quality
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup honey
5/8 cup Japanese soy sauce (kikkoman is the best)
1 teaspoon liquid smoke (optional)
5 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon fresh crushed black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Buy the meat fresh from the butcher, about 2 mm thick and put it in the freezer for 2 1/2 hour.
Cut away all excess fat,can be done easily now the meat is partly frozen.
Defrost meat in microwave.
Combine garlic, soy sauce, pepper, salt, liquid smoke, lemon juice, honey in a plastic container and marinate the meat in it for 12 to 24 hours.
The next day, put a oven rack on the lowest level and cover it with foil for easy cleaning.
Also, put another rack on the highest level.
Preheat oven to 50\u00b0C.
Insert a wooden toothpick through the end of each slice of meat, and suspend each slice from the top rack in the oven, using the toothpick as a support for the slice.
This way you can easily fit 1 kilogram of meat on one rack.
Bake at 50\u00b0C and leave the oven door open to allow moisture to escape.
Check the meat after 5 hours.
It could take up to 8 hours, depending on the thickness of the slices.
Jerky should bend, and not snap.
Then it is ready!
Store in a air-free zip bag.