Cheater Homemade Pastrami
- 4 pounds Corned Beef, Flat Cut
- 2 Tablespoons Yellow Mustard, The Plain Stuff
- 3 Tablespoons Brown Sugar, Light
- 1 Tablespoon Ground Coriander
- 1 teaspoon Ground Allspice
- 1/4 cups Black Peppercorns, Coarse Ground
- 3 whole Medium-sized Chunks Of Smoking Wood (I Used 2 Chunks Cherry And 1 Chunk Hickory)
- Combine the mustard, brown sugar, coriander and allspice in a small mixing bowl and whisk until the sugar is dissolved.
- Remove the corned beef from the package, rinse very well under cold running water, then pat dry with paper towels.
- Coat all sides of the corned beef with the mustard mixture then coat it completely and evenly with the pepper.
- Place it in a lipped non-reactive pan, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
- Note: Some folks recommend soaking the corned beef in water for about 24 hours (prior to marinating it in the mustard mixture), changing the water a few times.
- I decided to skip that step this time, so I dont know how that might have affected the final product.
- Remove the corned beef from the refrigerator about an hour before youre ready to start cooking.
- Start your smoker and prepare for indirect cooking at medium heat (300-325 degrees F).
- About 15 minutes before youre ready to start smoking add three medium-sized chunks of smoke wood to the fire.
- I used 2/3 cherry and 1/3 hickory.
- Then put the corned beef into the smoker and put the lid on.
- Cook the corned beef over indirect heat until it reaches 175 degrees F in the center of the thickest part (about 2-3 hours).
- Move the pastrami to a steamer rack that youve placed in a large non-reactive stock pot with about 3 cups of water.
- Bring water to a boil, cover the pot, and steam the pastrami over medium heat until the center of the thickest part reaches 195 degrees F (about 30 minutes).
- Move the pastrami to a lipped pan, cover with plastic wrap, and let it cool.
- Slice it thin, pile it on some good dark rye smeared with mustard, add a couple slices of Swiss cheese and warm until the cheese just starts to melt.
- Serve and enjoy!
beef, yellow mustard, brown sugar, ground coriander, ground allspice, black
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/cheater-homemade-pastrami/ (may not work)