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My first go a (semi) homemade pastrami.

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March 28, 2020, 10:56 AM
frayedends
My first go a (semi) homemade pastrami.
Being an avid BBQ guy I've read a lot about making pastrami from corned beef. Since corned beef was very cheap at St. Patrick's Day I bought a small one and decided to give pastrami a try. My research shows that pastrami is basically smoked corned beef. I know if starting from scratch it may not be exactly the same.

Anyhow my memory is of chewing rubbery fatty pastrami sub sandwiches with raw onions and mustard. When I looked at a recipe on Amazing ribs they described Katz deli type pastrami where it is smoked until about 140, then steamed for 2 hours. I've seen videos of Katz pastrami and it looked to cut more like boiled corned beef.

Anyhow I used the recipe they had for spices, put a thick coating on and decided to smoke it until 205, just like my brisket. Actually it was done with a brisket that is now resting for dinner.

All I can say is it is awesome. Best I've had. Next time I'll start with fresh brisket and do the corning myself too.

This also reminds me of a thread about cooking corned beef without boiling. I think you could easily do it in a smoker or oven at 225ish until it hits 205 and it would be perfect.







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March 28, 2020, 11:15 AM
oddball
That looks excellent. I have always wanted to smoke a corned beef slab, but never got around to it. Very nice Smile


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March 28, 2020, 01:41 PM
joel9507
Wow, that looks great! Smile
March 28, 2020, 01:47 PM
jimmy123x
That looks down right delicious. What spices did you crust the outside with?
March 28, 2020, 02:06 PM
snwghst
I did exactly the same a couple years ago, definitely super tasty


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March 28, 2020, 02:17 PM
Skins2881
Looks great!


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March 28, 2020, 02:49 PM
Jimbo54
Wow, that looks awesome. What wood did you use?
I'm all worked up about trying that soon.

Jim


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March 28, 2020, 04:07 PM
frayedends
quote:
Originally posted by Jimbo54:
Wow, that looks awesome. What wood did you use?
I'm all worked up about trying that soon.

Jim


I use oak. It’s what I have on my land and I find it’s very versatile for all meats.



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March 28, 2020, 04:45 PM
Jimbo54
quote:
Originally posted by frayedends:
quote:
Originally posted by Jimbo54:
Wow, that looks awesome. What wood did you use?
I'm all worked up about trying that soon.

Jim


I use oak. It’s what I have on my land and I find it’s very versatile for all meats.


Thanks. I'll give this a try.

Jim


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March 28, 2020, 04:50 PM
mark60
Looks perfect! I've done many with store bought corned beef and it's great cheat. Curing your own is easy if you can get a packer and you can make burnt ends.