Homemade Pastrami Recipe

Homemade Pastrami Recipe

www.cuisineathome.com

Making pastrami isn't a weeknight project, but once you try your hand at making this highly coveted deli staple, you'll fall head over heels for its succulent, peppery slices.

Keywords

  • Beef
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Cooking tools:

  • Spice grinder
  • Grill
  • Smoker
  • Pot
  • Baking sheet
  • Cooling rack
  • Baking pan
  • Instant-read thermometer
  • Kitchen scale
  • Oven
  • Microwave
  • Airtight container
  • Refrigerator
  • Parchment paper
  • Aluminum foil
  • Plastic wrap
  • Mixing bowl

Ingredients

  • 8 cups water
  • 12 oz. kosher salt, such as Morton’s (about 1½ cups)
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 3 oz. pink curing salt (about ⅓ cup)
  • 2 dried bay leaves, crumbled
  • 2 cinnamon sticks (3-inch), broken up
  • 3 Tbsp. each chopped fresh garlic and ginger
  • 1 Tbsp. each mustard seeds, coriander seeds, and black peppercorns
  • 2 tsp. each whole allspice and whole cloves
  • 8 cups ice cubes + water
  • 1 brisket flat (about 7 lb.), fat trimmed to within ⅛–¼-inch
  • ¼ cup each coriander seeds and black peppercorns
  • Wood chunks

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