It seems like at least one of our friends is on the Keto Diet at any given time these days. Keto this and Keto that. It’s all the rage. I’ll be the first to admit that I know next to nothing about the Keto Diet, and even though Jen might say I could stand to lose a few pounds, I have no plans at this time of going on it.
I was thinking however that coming up with a great Keto friendly snack would be a fun challenge that is well within my limited (very limited) area of expertise. In researching ideas, many cooks go down the road of creating a Keto recipe that substitutes newfangled sweeteners and ingredients I’ve never heard of before (liquid aminos anyone?) to try to recreate a classic recipe.
My approach is to harken back to the days of the cave men or maybe cowboys on the open plains. Drying meat into Jerky was originally a technique used to preserve meat. I’m pretty sure the cave men didn’t have Teriyaki sauce or high fructose corn syrup back in the day.
Let’s get to making my Keto Beef Jerky Recipe.