Easiest Way to Make Smoked Pastrami (From Scratch Version) in 17 Minutes for Beginners

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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!

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

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. Pastrami was first made as a way to preserve meat. Season the outside with a good dose of Pastrami Seasoning (recipe below).

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!

Fire up your smoker and bring Trim excess fat from the whole brisket and place in a XL Ziplock Bag. Pour the brine mixture over the brisket and. 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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