Ground Beef Jerky (spicy)

Ingredients

• 5 pounds 80/20 ground beef
• 3 tablespoons kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 1/2 teaspoons habanero powder
• 1 teaspoon instacure curing salt (pink)

Instructions

1. Mix dry ingredients thoroughly
2. Add mixture to ground beef, hand mix well
3. Using jerky tray, roll sheets separated by wax paper
4. Freeze sheets overnight
5. Cut sheet into 1“ wide pieces
6. Smoke jerky at 150 degrees with hickory for 3 hours rotating racks
7. Continue baking in the smoker for another 3 hours at 150 (no smoke)
8. Finish off in the dehydrater 6-8 hours (varies)