Guide to Make Smoked Pastrami (From Scratch Version) in 25 Minutes at Home

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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!

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have smoked pastrami (from scratch version) using 28 ingredients and 21 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to make Smoked Pastrami (From Scratch Version):

1. Get 6-10 Lb Beef Brisket(The Flat End)
2. Make ready For The Pickling Spice Mix:
3. Get 2 tbsp coriander seed
4. Prepare 2 tbsp black peppercorn
5. Take 2 tbsp mustard seed
6. Take 1 tbsp red chili flakes
7. Make ready 2 tbsp all-spice berries
8. Get 1 tbsp whole cloves
9. Get 1 tbsp ground ginger
10. Prepare 1 tbsp ground mace
11. Get 1 stick cinnamon
12. Get 2 bay leaves
13. Take For The Brine:
14. Make ready 1 gallon water
15. Get 1 gallon ice
16. Make ready 1 1/2 cups kosher salt
17. Prepare 1 cup sugar
18. Take 4 tsp pink curing salt
19. Prepare 10 cloves garlic
20. Get The Rub:
21. Get 1/2 cup ground coriander
22. Take 1/3 cup garlic powder
23. Prepare 1/2 cup coarse black pepper
24. Take 2 tbsp paprika
25. Make ready 2 tbsp thyme
26. Make ready 1 tbsp onion powder
27. Prepare The Binder:
28. Get as needed 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. So it was all good, we had pastrami sammies for lunch & I think were having Reuben's for dinner.

Instructions

Steps 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!

Pastrami is simply smoked corned beef. Of course, you can also make homemade corned beef from scratch if you have three weeks to let it cure. Homemade pastrami is easy when made with already cured corned beef! The rub, smoke, & steam method works for a perfect at-home version like at the Making pastrami from corned beef is really simple. Since the brisket has already been cured, you are simply coating with a great layer of peppery.

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