Beef Pastrami

• 6 pounds beef brisket
• 1/2 cup salt
• 1 teaspoon salt peter
• 4 tablespoons black pepper freshly ground
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar firmly packed
• 3 tablespoons pickling spices
• 3 teaspoons ginger ground

1. Mix the Salt, Saltpeter, spices and Sugar together and then rub into the Beef forcing it into the meat.
2. Set into a pan, cover closely, and put into the refrigerator or a very cool place.
3. Turn every few days for 3 weeks, then smoke over a barbecue pit or in a smokehouse -- over very low heat for 4 hours.
4. It will keep well for some time in a cool place.
5. To prepare, cover with cold Water and cook until tender.
6. The length of cooking time depends on how long it was smoked.

beef brisket, salt, salt, black pepper, brown sugar, pickling spices, ginger ground

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/beef-pastrami-4795 (may not work)