Smoked Pastrami (From Scratch Version)
Smoked Pastrami (From Scratch Version)

Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, smoked pastrami (from scratch version). One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Chef Tom smokes up one of our most requested recipes, pastrami! He cures it for six days and then smokes it on the Yoder Smokers Loaded Wichita. Learn how to make pastrami at home from scratch!

Smoked Pastrami (From Scratch Version) is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They are fine and they look fantastic. Smoked Pastrami (From Scratch Version) is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook smoked pastrami (from scratch version) using 28 ingredients and 21 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Smoked Pastrami (From Scratch Version):
  1. Make ready Beef Brisket(The Flat End)
  2. Prepare For The Pickling Spice Mix:
  3. Make ready coriander seed
  4. Get black peppercorn
  5. Get mustard seed
  6. Take red chili flakes
  7. Take all-spice berries
  8. Make ready whole cloves
  9. Make ready ground ginger
  10. Get ground mace
  11. Get cinnamon
  12. Make ready bay leaves
  13. Get For The Brine:
  14. Get water
  15. Get ice
  16. Take kosher salt
  17. Make ready sugar
  18. Make ready pink curing salt
  19. Prepare garlic
  20. Make ready The Rub:
  21. Get ground coriander
  22. Get garlic powder
  23. Take coarse black pepper
  24. Prepare paprika
  25. Make ready thyme
  26. Make ready onion powder
  27. Take The Binder:
  28. Get mustard

Pastrami is traditionally brisket that is cured, rubbed, smoked, brined, and roasted. While some chefs cure and brine for several weeks before the smoking and roasting process even begin, this recipe is a quicker version, with similar results. A pastrami on rye sandwich from Katz's Deli in New York City. Been a while since I've made pastrami from scratch.

Instructions to make Smoked Pastrami (From Scratch Version):
  1. Trim fat from Brisket leaving about a 1/4 inch thickness of fat layer.
  2. Place Coriander, Black Peppercorn and Mustard Seed in a pan and roast for 2 minutes over stovetop.
  3. Remove from pan, roughly crush in a motar and pedastil.
  4. Place in a bowl and add the remaining pickling spices. Break up the cinnamon stick and bay leaves add to it, mix spices well.
  5. Now to make the brine. In a large pot add the water, both salt, garlic, all the pickling spices and Sugar. Mix well. Bring to boil and remove from heat. Set aside.
  6. In a large plastic container, place the ice. Slowly pour the hot Brine mix over the ice.
  7. Once Brine is cool, place Brisket in tub. Making sure Brine is cool. Cover with plastic wrap. Place lid on tub. Place tub in refrigerator. Let cure in refrigerator for 7 days.
  8. After 7 days remove Brisket from tub, discard Brine. Throughly wash Brisket in water to remove the salty Brine. Pat dry with a towel.
  9. Now for the Rub. Combine all Rub ingredients. Mix well.
  10. Coat Brisket with mustard by hand as a binder.
  11. Pat on by hand as much of the Rub mixture as you see fit to use.
  12. Plastic wrap completely, place in the refrigerator overnight.
  13. The next day, Pre heat smoker to 250 degrees.
  14. Place the brisket in smoker, for 2 hours.
  15. After 2 hours, remove Brisket, wrap it up with heavy duty foil completely. Place back in smoker. Add the meat probe.
  16. Continue smokeing until internal Temp is 200 degrees Fahrenheit.
  17. Remove Brisket, leave it in foil to rest for 30 minutes, this let's it absorb the juices.
  18. Slice as you please, I try to slice as thin as humanly possible.
  19. Place slices between roll, add mustard and pickles.
  20. For left overs, 2 or more days out reheat slices in the microwave for 30-45 seconds.
  21. Enjoy!

Got lazy & was just buying store bought corned beef, but they are just not the same. Make your own pastrami from scratch with this recipe that does not involve a smoker. Making Pastrami from scratch is so rewarding and worth all the effort. This recipe is a short cut and does not involve smoking but still gives a tender, juicy and flavorful Pastrami. Homemade pastrami is easy when made with already cured corned beef!

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