Pipikaula (Hawaiian Dried Beef)

Ingredients

• 1 lb flank steak

Marinade 1

• 1 tablespoon hawaiian salt
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 drop liquid smoke

Marinade 2

• 1/4 teaspoon chopped chili pepper
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon hawaiian salt
• 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon pineapple juice

Marinade 3

• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon ginger juice or 1/2 teaspoon ginger powder
• 1 garlic clove

Directions

1. 1

   Choose a marinade and mix the ingredients for your marinade in a bowl.

2. 2

   Pound beef with back of knife blade, or a mallet to tenderize. Cut into 2-inch strips, then marinade for 2 hours.

3. 3

   Place beef on roasting pan rack to dry in sun or in oven at 175°F for about 5 hours.

4. 4

   Broil or pan fry. Slice and serve.