PWE Pastrami Finally Done! The Slices and the Sandwich!

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Hold on to your hats. Can you take the excitement?

It is day 4 and I pulled the brisket flat out and injected it with brine.


If you're having palpitations, don't say I didn't warn you.

Disco
 
 
I'm in too!

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Al
Thanks, Al!
 
OK, I'm a bit late, but I'm paying attention now.
I love Pastrami, and since I first made my own, I've never paid $11 a pound since!
I do it a bit differently, but I love new ideas..

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OK, I'm a bit late, but I'm paying attention now.
I love Pastrami, and since I first made my own, I've never paid $11 a pound since!
I do it a bit differently, but I love new ideas..

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Different is good! 
 
On day 10 I have taken the beef out of the brine and rinsed it lightly.


For every kg of beef, I measured the following:

20 ml peppercorns

20 ml juniper berries

12 ml whole coriander

For the poor people who don't do metric, this works out to the following per pound:

2 teaspoons peppercorns

2 teaspoons juniper berries

1 teaspoon whole coriander

For my 2.3 kg brisket, I measured 50 ml each of the peppercorns and juniper berries and 30 ml of the coriander.

I ran each through a coffee grinder with just 2 or 3 quick pulses. You just want to break a few of the seeds, not grind them.


I mixed them all together and rubbed them onto the brisket flat.


I wrapped it in plastic wrap and it will go in the fridge for two days.


See you in two days!

Disco
 
After two days wrapped in the spices, I unwrapped the brisket flat and patted it dry with paper towel.


A side story. Our old kitchen range packed it in. We went to get a new one. She Who Must Be Obeyed picked out a $2,000 new range. I started to whine but my smoking gear was raised and discretion became the better part of valour.

However, the new range has a great feature. You can set it as low as 145 F. I put the brisket in for an hour and it perfectly dried the surface. This will be used a lot. Obviously, She Who Must Be Obeyed was right. Please let her know I said that.


I had preheated my pellet smoker to 230 F and fired up the A-Maze-N tube smoker with apple pellets. I put the brisket in and smoked to an internal temperature of 150 F. That took about 4 hours.



I put it over simmering water, covered for 3 hours.



I like to let my pastrami cool before slicing it as I do it by hand with a ham slicer knife and it is easier to carve. If I want to serve it hot, I just heat up the slices in the microwave with a little water. So, the pastrami carving will have to wait for another day. I let it cool, covered it with plastic wrap and put it in the fridge overnight. Of course, I had to cut a corner off and try it. I am only human.


 
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Looking real good now

Richie
Thanks, Richie. The sample tasted great but I want a sandwich. I have friends coming over to share the slicing. 

I love smoking food but the waiting can be tough! It is teaching me patience.

Disco
 
Thanks, Richie. The sample tasted great but I want a sandwich. I have friends coming over to share the slicing. 

I love smoking food but the waiting can be tough! It is teaching me patience.

Disco
You already have patience, Disco. I would have cut a whole slice with some fat on it :biggrin:
Dan
 
D, We as your online friends are all waiting for our invite to the big slice ! 
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 Excellent post and thoroughly enjoyable read !
 
Finally, time to slice the pastrami. Some friends came over and the deal was they buy the rye bread and I'll supply the pastrami.

The slicing:





I heated some up in a covered casserole with a couple of tablespoons of water and we get, the sandwich!


The Verdict

I really love this pastrami recipe. It is rich and meaty with a slight floral touch from the juniper berries. There is a problem with the pastrami being this good. I bag some of the pastrami with my Foodsaver for future sandwiches. By the time we had eaten our fill, there wasn't much left!


Disco
 
You already have patience, Disco. I would have cut a whole slice with some fat on it
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Dan
Har! It was heard not to just start slicing!
 
D, We as your online friends are all waiting for our invite to the big slice ! 
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 Excellent post and thoroughly enjoyable read !
You're really kind CM! The big slice is up!
 
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