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Jerky Marinade Recipes: Original, Teriyaki, and Southwestern

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March 7, 2025 By Joanna Medalla 6 Comments

Want to make your own beef jerky? Here are the top 3 all time beef jerky marinade recipes: Original, Teriyaki, and Southwestern. Whip up a batch of your favorite and you’ll have mouthwatering jerky in no time.

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Beef Jerky Marinade Recipe #1:

Original Beef Jerky Marinade

Ingredients:

Ingredients to make Original Beef Jerky Marinade. | Click through for the instructions on homesteading.com

  • 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon dried minced onion
  • 4 cloves fresh garlic, crushed (you may substitute 1 tablespoon of dried, we just love fresh)
  • 1 tablespoon dried minced onion
  • 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1 Tablespoon of salt or seasoned meat tenderizer (this will have salt)
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 Tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper

 

Step 1. Measure out all ingredients and mix in a bowl.

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Beef Jerky Marinade Recipe #2:

Teriyaki  Jerky Marinade

Ingredients

beef jerky marinade recipe for Teriyaki Beef Jerky | Click through for the details

  • 1/4 cup sesame seeds
  • 4 cloves fresh garlic, crushed or 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh ginger, chopped
  • 2 serrano peppers, chopped
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup frozen orange juice concentrate
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  •  2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon of salt or seasoned meat tenderizer (this will have salt)
  • 1 Tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper

 

Step 1. Chop ginger into small bits and measure 1 tablespoon.

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Step 2. Combine all ingredients in a bowl.

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Beef Jerky Marinade Recipe #3:

Spicy Southwestern Jerky Marinade

Ingredients

Ingredients needed for spicy beef jerky marinade | Click through for the marinade recipe and tutorial.

  • juice of one lime
  • 4 cloves fresh garlic, crushed or 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 2 serrano peppers, chopped
  • 2 Tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Cholula, Tabasco or other hot sauce (you can adjust the spiciness and leave this or the peppers out)
  •  2 Tablespoons worcestershire sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon of salt or seasoned meat tenderizer (this will have salt)

 

Step 1. Squeeze the juice out of the lime into a bowl.

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Step 2. Measure out all the ingredients and put inside the bowl with the lime juice. Combine well.

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Which beef jerkey will you make? Let us know how it goes in the comments below

 

Love VENISON? This healthy meat option is one of the best for you. Get more Venison recipes here.

 

Up Next: How to Make The Most Epic Beef Jerky

And: More Dehydrator Recipes: You’ll Love These Healthy Dehydrated Snacks!

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Comments

  1. Janet Keith says

    December 21, 2018 at 11:24 AM

    Where are the printable recipes? Nothing is worse than having a “How-to” without a printable recipe!

    Reply
  2. Louise says

    May 27, 2021 at 1:35 PM

    In the first recipe dried onion is named twice. Is that correct?

    Reply
  3. Fred says

    January 24, 2022 at 10:22 PM

    Repeat of Louise’s question – why double onion?

    Reply

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