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kyelats

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Mar 18, 2025, 12:24:38 PMMar 18
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I'm thinking about trying my hand at pastrami. 
 Any tips or advice will be greatly appreciated.
Never tried it before so it should be an adventure.

Ken in NC

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Mar 18, 2025, 12:38:03 PMMar 18
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I did a non-smoked Pastrami yesterday for St. Pats!    Added the spices to my corned beef before I braised it in the oven.   Next step – do the same thing on my WSM. Gary in Vermont.

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kyelats

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Mar 18, 2025, 4:20:14 PMMar 18
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Thanks, Gary.
I've tried doing it with corned beef, but it wasn't what I was looking for. Even after soaking, it was still too salty.
My wife's family is Irish so corned beef, cabbage, carrots and potatoes were yesterday's menu.

Ken in NC 

Lucy Baker

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Mar 18, 2025, 4:26:16 PMMar 18
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Pastrami

★★★★★

Beef, Cured, Smoked

Difficulty: Medium Source: Malcom Reed & Scott Lutz

Ingredients

Brine

1 Gallon Water

1 Cup Kosher Salt

1/2 Cup Sugar

1/4 Cup Pickling Spice

5 - 6 Cloves Garlic, smashed

2 Teaspoons Pink #1


Rub

1/2 Cup Ground Black Pepper

1/4 Cup Raw Sugar

2 Tablespoons Gran. Garlic

2 Tablespoons Gran. Coriander

1 Tablespoon Ground Mustard

1 Tablespoon Gran. Onion

Directions

Brine
Mix all of the ingredients and bring to a boil to dissolve. Cool the brine before using.

Use a 4 gallon Zip-Loc bag. Put the brisket in the bag and pour the brine over the brisket. Squeeze out all of the air and seal (zip tie). Put the brisket and bag into a rimmed pan (just in case).

Turn the brisket over once a day for 6 days.

Rub

Mix all of the ingredients together.

Prep

Remove the brisket from the brine and pat dry with paper towels. Put in the fridge overnight, uncovered, to dry.

The next day, coat the brisket heavily with the rub on both sides.

Cook

Preheat the smoker to 275° - 300°. Pecan wood is suggested. Smoke for about 5 hours. Internal temp should be around 165°. Wrap in butcher paper and return it to the smoker. Insert a probe thermometer. Smoke until the internal temp is 204°.

Remove the meat from the smoker and let it rest in a dry cooler for 2 - 4 hours. Slice.



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Sammy Shuford

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Mar 18, 2025, 4:30:15 PMMar 18
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Was this formatted by software, 
Or are you very neat.   Thanks. 

(OBTW, I had nice cookbook program, until replaced PC, Software had to call home to verify, and home was no more)

Sammy J. Shuford  ET1(SS) Retired
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Summerville, SC, 29485
843-697-7367



On Mar 18, 2025, at 4:26 PM, 'Lucy Baker' via The Smoke Ring BBQ List <smoker...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Pastrami

★★★★★
Beef, Cured, Smoked
Difficulty: Medium Source: Malcom Reed & Scott Lutz

INGREDIENTS

Brine

1 Gallon Water

1 Cup Kosher Salt

1/2 Cup Sugar

1/4 Cup Pickling Spice

5 - 6 Cloves Garlic, smashed

2 Teaspoons Pink #1


Rub

1/2 Cup Ground Black Pepper

1/4 Cup Raw Sugar

2 Tablespoons Gran. Garlic

2 Tablespoons Gran. Coriander

1 Tablespoon Ground Mustard

1 Tablespoon Gran. Onion


DIRECTIONS

Brine
Mix all of the ingredients and bring to a boil to dissolve. Cool the brine before using.

Use a 4 gallon Zip-Loc bag. Put the brisket in the bag and pour the brine over the brisket. Squeeze out all of the air and seal (zip tie). Put the brisket and bag into a rimmed pan (just in case).

Turn the brisket over once a day for 6 days.

Rub

Mix all of the ingredients together. 

Prep

Remove the brisket from the brine and pat dry with paper towels. Put in the fridge overnight, uncovered, to dry.

The next day, coat the brisket heavily with the rub on both sides.

Cook

Preheat the smoker to 275° - 300°. Pecan wood is suggested. Smoke for about 5 hours. Internal temp should be around 165°. Wrap in butcher paper and return it to the smoker. Insert a probe thermometer. Smoke until the internal temp is 204°.

Remove the meat from the smoker and let it rest in a dry cooler for 2 - 4 hours. Slice.


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kyelats

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Mar 18, 2025, 10:24:15 PMMar 18
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Thanks, Lucy. Looks good. I might give it a try next week.

Ken in NC 

Lucy Baker

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Mar 18, 2025, 11:28:33 PMMar 18
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Ken, I’ve done this several times and it is surprisingly good and easy!  Please try it. It’s really good. 
Lucy
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On Mar 18, 2025, at 7:24 PM, 'kyelats' via The Smoke Ring BBQ List <smoker...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Thanks, Lucy. Looks good. I might give it a try next week.
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