The invention discloses an air dried sour meat, which comprises the technique procedures of preparing sour meat, soaking, pickling, cutting, roasting, packaging, sterilizing and the like. The air dried sour meat uses a sour meat, which is a featured delicious food in minority areas, and combines the sour meat with a traditional beef drying technique to prepare the target air dried sour meat. With a special flavor and moderate sweet and sour taste, the air dried sour meat is an innovative convenient food.