Home-Smoked Pastrami Recipe

Home-Smoked Pastrami Recipe

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Steven Raichlen teaches you how to brine, cure, spice, and smoke your own beef brisket pastrami at home. Recipe from his cookbook, Project Smoke.

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Cooking tools:

  • Smoker
  • Food processor
  • Meat slicer
  • Insulated cooler
  • Instant-read thermometer
  • Butcher paper
  • Zip-top bag
  • Roasting pan
  • Mixing bowl
  • Whisk
  • Wooden spoon
  • Paper towel
  • Refrigerator
  • Colander
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Gloves

Ingredients

  • 1 brisket flat with plenty of fat intact (about 4 pounds)
  • 1 gallon water
  • 2/3 cup kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon pink salt (Prague powder)
  • 1 small onion, cut in half widthwise
  • 8 cloves garlic, cut in half widthwise
  • 1/2 cup cracked black peppercorns
  • 1/2 cup coriander seeds
  • 2 tablespoons mustard seeds
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger

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