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Smoked Pastrami (From Scratch Version) is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Smoked Pastrami (From Scratch Version) is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

Chef Tom smokes up one of our most requested recipes, pastrami! He cures it for six days and then smokes it on the Yoder Smokers Loaded Wichita. Learn how to make pastrami at home from scratch!

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have smoked pastrami (from scratch version) using 28 ingredients and 21 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Smoked Pastrami (From Scratch Version):

1. Prepare Beef Brisket(The Flat End)
2. Prepare For The Pickling Spice Mix:
3. Prepare coriander seed
4. Take black peppercorn
5. Take mustard seed
6. Prepare red chili flakes
7. Take all-spice berries
8. Prepare whole cloves
9. Take ground ginger
10. Make ready ground mace
11. Make ready cinnamon
12. Get bay leaves
13. Prepare For The Brine:
14. Make ready water
15. Make ready ice
16. Make ready kosher salt
17. Get sugar
18. Take pink curing salt
19. Take garlic
20. Make ready The Rub:
21. Take ground coriander
22. Take garlic powder
23. Make ready coarse black pepper
24. Get paprika
25. Get thyme
26. Prepare onion powder
27. Take The Binder:
28. Take mustard

Pastrami is traditionally brisket that is cured, rubbed, smoked, brined, and roasted. While some chefs cure and brine for several weeks before the smoking and roasting process even begin, this recipe is a quicker version, with similar results. A pastrami on rye sandwich from Katz's Deli in New York City. Been a while since I've made pastrami from scratch.

Instructions to make Smoked Pastrami (From Scratch Version):

1. Trim fat from Brisket leaving about a 1/4 inch thickness of fat layer.
2. Place Coriander, Black Peppercorn and Mustard Seed in a pan and roast for 2 minutes over stovetop.
3. Remove from pan, roughly crush in a motar and pedastil.
4. Place in a bowl and add the remaining pickling spices. Break up the cinnamon stick and bay leaves add to it, mix spices well.
5. Now to make the brine. In a large pot add the water, both salt, garlic, all the pickling spices and Sugar. Mix well. Bring to boil and remove from heat. Set aside.
6. In a large plastic container, place the ice. Slowly pour the hot Brine mix over the ice.
7. Once Brine is cool, place Brisket in tub. Making sure Brine is cool. Cover with plastic wrap. Place lid on tub. Place tub in refrigerator. Let cure in refrigerator for 7 days.
8. After 7 days remove Brisket from tub, discard Brine. Throughly wash Brisket in water to remove the salty Brine. Pat dry with a towel.
9. Now for the Rub. Combine all Rub ingredients. Mix well.
10. Coat Brisket with mustard by hand as a binder.
11. Pat on by hand as much of the Rub mixture as you see fit to use.
12. Plastic wrap completely, place in the refrigerator overnight.
13. The next day, Pre heat smoker to 250 degrees.
14. Place the brisket in smoker, for 2 hours.
15. After 2 hours, remove Brisket, wrap it up with heavy duty foil completely. Place back in smoker. Add the meat probe.
16. Continue smokeing until internal Temp is 200 degrees Fahrenheit.
17. Remove Brisket, leave it in foil to rest for 30 minutes, this let's it absorb the juices.
18. Slice as you please, I try to slice as thin as humanly possible.
19. Place slices between roll, add mustard and pickles.
20. For left overs, 2 or more days out reheat slices in the microwave for 30-45 seconds.
21. Enjoy!

Got lazy & was just buying store bought corned beef, but they are just not the same. Make your own pastrami from scratch with this recipe that does not involve a smoker. Making Pastrami from scratch is so rewarding and worth all the effort. This recipe is a short cut and does not involve smoking but still gives a tender, juicy and flavorful Pastrami. Homemade pastrami is easy when made with already cured corned beef!

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