Pastrami ?

SmokinJ

Hello all,

I was wanting to try homemade pastrami and looking at recipes on the net they don't use the whole packer.Is there a reason I shouldn't do the whole brisket as pastrami? It looks like I would onlu cook the brisket to 165 internal,is that correct?

Thanks

Richard Fl

There are a couple pastrami recipes on this great site.

http://playingwithfireandsmoke.blogspot.com/2006/02/recipes.html

fishlessman

ive never seen one as a whole brisket, usually just flats or points, are you curing it on your own or finding whle packer sized cornedbeef

lowercasebill

for the how to... go to thirdeye's site per richard fl
for corned beef spices got to penzeys.com
as to why not a packer?? my guess is that the dicrepency in thickness means differt brining times for the point vs the flat and it is just easier to do them separately
bill

LoneStarEgg

Here is a How to I had saved. Hope it helps

http://www.smoking-meat.com/february-2010-how-to-make-pastrami-smoked-corned-beef-brisket.html

Grandpas Grub

 
mmmmmmmm pastami, and a nice thick pastrami burger, cook a burger and pile the pastrami on nice and thick. Nothing better, a rubin sounds good about now too.

Richard Fl put a link to thirdeyes recipe page and there are a lot of good cooks there. Here is a direct link to a great cooking method of pastrami. I like the wet method.

Very easy and fun cook.
http://playingwithfireandsmoke.blogspot.com/1996/05/beef-pastrami.html

I use the flats and sometimes just pick up a corned beef at the market. Those usually need a log rinse.



Great eats.

GG

fishlessman

if making your own heres a good link

http://olddavespo-farm.blogspot.com/search/label/Corned and Pastramied Beef

if buyng premade corned beef, right after st pats day they go on sale, its a good time to pick a few up for the freezer

Rooster K

You can cure as big a brisket as you need(or want). I did a 6-7 pound one a few weeks back. Here is a link to my post.
http://www.eggheadforum.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&func=view&id=820086&catid=1

You have to give this a try. It is so good!.