I use this with deer meat but I'm sure it would work well with beef.
you can do this 2 ways - you can either marinate a whole piece of meat or mix in ground meat. I prefer to use ground.
3 - 4# of meat
1 tsp garlic powder (I always use way more)
2-1.2 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp black pepper (I love fresh cracked)
1/2 cup soy sauce (Dale's or Moore's works great too)
6 tsp liquid smoke, hickory (don't make the mistake of buying liquid smoke seasoning)
3 tsp of your favorite seasoned salt
2 tsp Accent, Quick Tender, or MSG (I omit this and use Worcestershire sauce instead - not a fan of MSG)
If using whole meat - Cut into long narrow strips, marinate in sauce for at least 2 hours. You can either weave the tops of the strips through bamboo skewers to hang from top rack in oven or lay directly on metal dehydrating tray. Bake at 200 degree for 3 - 4 hours. If your not sure how done you want your meat, take one out, let cool and try it first.
If you use ground meat - mix the sauce with the meat thoroughly. Let sit over night in fridge before dehydrating. I usually cook a small piece of meat in a skillet before I dehydrate to make sure they are well flavored and not too salty. If it's too salty add more ground meat. I use a jerky canon or blaster to make my strips. You can also roll out meat between wax paper or plastic wrap and then slice into strips. I use a dehydrator or my electric smoker w/o the wood chips. It usually takes me about 6-10 hours.