Opt'l Liquid Marinade

Opt'l Liquid Marinade

Ingredients:
1 ts Cayenne pepper [opt'l]
4 ts Liquid smoke
1/2 c Soy sauce

Directions:
*You might want to add come basil leaves or cilantro sprigs here.
Trim all fat off the meat and cut against the grain into 1/4" thick strips. [Meat is easier to cut when
partially frozen and it will cut evenly].
In a saucepan, combine beef stock, lime juice, fish sauce, sugar; bring to a boil over high heat.
Add mint, shallots, scallions and chiles. Cool and strain.
Mix the stock and the other ingredients together in a bowl. Add the meat and cover. Marinade
overnight. Or put meat and marinade in a sealable plastic bag. Either way turn the meat
occasionally to ensure that all portions get well soaked in the marinade.
Remove from marinade and let dry on a rack. Line a cookie sheet with foil and arrange meat on it
in a single layer. Or place meat directly on oven racks, line bottom of oven with foil. Or on rack in
shallow pan Dry for 6 or more hours at 175, turning after 3 hours. Continue to dry in warm oven if
necessary. Gas ovens with pilot lights work especially well. Cool and bag it.
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