Step By step I list Ingredients and process. You can save time by having the butcher use a meat slicer or slice by hand. I like to slice it by hand for smaller thinner slices. As I cut the roast adding it to the bowl I keep adding the brown sugar and marinade. I removed almost a half of pound of fat from the roast Leaving most of the smaller pieces of fat to add flavor. A lot of store bought beef jerky likes to boast things like 97% fat free. Really they actually just cheated you out of more flavorful beef. Unless you live somewhere in Cajun Country it may be hard to Find my secret ingredient Slap Ya Mamma seasoning. This can be found on http://www.cajunwholesale.com/ccp51/cgi-bin/cp-app.cgi?&pg=cat&ref=slap_ya_mama