Step 1

Marinading: Combine soy sauce, sugar, rice wine, five spice powder and water and whisk until sugar is fully dissolved. Add the beef strips, mix well and refrigerate them over night.

Step 2

Drying: Preheat the oven to 160C, place the strips over the baking tray and cook for 20 minutes. flipping the beef jerky once about halfway through. Cool the beef strips to the room temperature to further the drying process. ( Or deep fry the beef strips in the oil over the low-medium heat until they are brown and dry.)

Step 3

Adding flavours(optional): In a saucepan, add the oil and sesame seeds and cook over the medium heat until the sesame seeds turn slightly golden. Add the salt and chilli powder and cook for about 5 seconds. Turn off the heat and stir in the dried beef jerky.