The invention provides a spicy beef jerky and a preparation method thereof. The beef jerky is prepared through 1kg of fresh beef, 100-200g of vegetable oil, 50-90g of chilli, 40-80g of cedrela sinensis, 2-10g of mentha haplocalyx, 1-3g of star aniseed powder, 2-10g of green prickleyash, 5-15g of garlic, 1-6g of cinnamon, 1-6g of lemon juice, 3-8g of edible salt, and 400-800ml of water. According the spicy beef jerky, cedrela sinensis and mentha haplocalyx are ingeniously mixed to prepare the beef jerky, and the prepared beef jerky is delicious and unique in taste; chilli, star aniseed powder, green prickleyash, garlic, cinnamon and lemon juice are added to enable mellow and tasty flavor and mouthfeel of the beef jerky; the beef jerky is proper in spice and is welcomed by customers; the spicy beef jerky is a novel flavored jerky product having the advantages of being green, complete in nutrition, leisure and convenient; in addition, the preparation process is simple; the process parameters are easily controlled; the production cost is low; and the preparation method is very suitable for the beef deep processing and mass production.