Lao Beef Jerky: meat with intense taste, one of the favorite dishes in Laos - Morgane Recipes

beef

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: pork

Turkey is leaner while pork can be more affordable.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free, while liquid aminos is often cheaper.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: oyster sauce

Soy sauce is lower in calories, and oyster sauce is often less expensive.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Honey provides natural sweetness with potential health benefits.

Cut the beef into thin slices.

Put the beef in a mixing bowl.

Peel the ginger and cut it into chunks, then put it in a chopper.

Crush 2 garlic cloves and add them to the chopper.

Chop the ginger and garlic, then add them to the bowl with the beef.

Roughly crush the coriander seeds and add them to the bowl.

Add ½ tsp of salt, a good pinch of pepper, and 1 tsp of sugar to the bowl.

Add 2 tbsp of fish sauce, 1 tbsp of Maggi seasoning, and 1 tbsp of oyster sauce to the bowl.

Mix all together.

Spread the slices of beef on a rack to dry them.

Let them dry all day long.

If no garden or sunny balcony, use the oven at 60°C for at least 3 hours.

After drying, keep the meat in the fridge for ten days or longer in the freezer.

Heat 1cm of oil in a frying pan over low heat.

Fry the beef for about 40 seconds on each side.

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