Heavenly beef jerky or Seen Savanh is a sweet and savory jerky perfect for a high protein snack.
Seen in Lao means meat, savanh means heaven. It’s finger licking good and is perfect with sticky rice and lunch on the go. To begin with, you want to select beef that has little fat. I used ribeye and asked the butcher to slice it into very thin slices.
Back in the old days, my mum would line a table with foil and lay the beef slices flat. The table would be positioned so that it got maximum sun coverage . The beef would dry up from the heat of the sun and this would take a whole day.
Nowadays, we have the dehydrator which makes it easy to make beef jerky no matter what the weather is like. I love this dehydrator, it’s so easy to use and it’s quiet. It also a more hygienic way of dehydrating as you don’t have to worry about flies and other bugs.
After the jerky is completely dehydrated, it is then lightly fried.
The result is a thin jerky that is sweet and flavorful. We usually eat this with sticky rice and a spicy sauce (jeow).
Lao Beef Jerky that is sweet and flavorful.
- 2.5 lbs beef thinly sliced
- 10 T sugar
- 1 tsp white pepper
- 1 tspsalt
- 4 T Maggie seasoning
- 1/3 C vegetable oil
- 1 T Sesame seeds
In a bowl, add all the marinade ingredients into a mixing bowl.
Add the beef and make sure the slices are completely covered with the marinade. Marinade in the fridge over night.
Lay the beef slices flat in the dehydrator.
Let it dehydrate for 4 hours. Flipping half way to ensure both sides are dehydrated.
Fill a fry pan with 1/2 inch of vegetable oil.
Fry the beef jerky on medium heat for 3 minutes.
Heavenly is right! So good, I am going to have to make it again sometime soon.
Glad you liked it!
Can I substitute soy sauce for the Maggie?
Hi Cristin,
Maggie Seasoning Sauce is a dark concentrated seasoning sauce with the consistency of soy sauce. Although I’ve never tried it, I think you could substitute it with soy sauce. Let me know how it turns out!