Corned beef?

[Kevin DeShazo]

My mother in law sent a piece of kosher corned beef home with my wife the other nite, 2.44 lbs of it.

How would that turn out in the smoker or would I be better throwing that small a piece of meat in the oven?

If I do smoke it, what would be the approx cook time, I know to go more by temp, but just an approximation is good enough.

 

[chef jimmyj]

Ithe would come out great. Season, see below, and Smoke at 225 until tender. A probe will slide in with just slight resistance, an IT of about 195. It will take about 3 hours...JJ

Better 'en NY Pastrami Rub

2T Turbinado Sugar

2T Black Peppercorns

1T Coriander Seed

1T Dill Seed

1T Dry Minced Onion

1T Dry Minced Garlic

1tsp Allspice Berries

1tsp Mustard Seed

1tsp Dry Thyme Leaves

3 Bay Leaves, crumbled

1tsp Juniper Berries

All Spices are Whole and were toasted in a dry pan over Medium heat until fragrant.

Let the Spices cool then Grind in a cheapo Coffee Grinder until slightly less than Coarse. The Garlic and Onion do not need to be toasted. If grinding do so only slightly as the Minced size is pretty close to perfect for Pastrami.

 

[mike243]

I will soak mine in water to hopefully pull some of the salt out,son did 1 and was way to salty to the point of I cant eat this

 

[smokerjim]

I will soak mine in water to hopefully pull some of the salt out,son did 1 and was way to salty to the point of I cant eat this

my brother did the same thing last year, bought a corned beef then added his rub, way to salty could hardly eat it, as mike said you may want to soak it.

 

[gmc2003]

+3 on the soak. I'd go overnight with at least 3 water changes.

Chris

 

[Kevin DeShazo]

Didnt have time to finish in the smoker last nite, so it finished in the oven this morn.

Knew there is a lot of salt involved in the processing of the meat so when I rubbing it yesterday, I omitted salt from the spices.

 

[smokerjim]

let us know how it came out

 

[Kevin DeShazo]

Ill find out when I get home from my part time job this afternoon

 

[Kevin DeShazo]

Doesnt look bad but could of been better. Small piece of meat + long cook time = slightly drier meat.

 

[smokerjim]

looks good, did it come out salty, just curious.

 

[Kevin DeShazo]

Not at all but I didnt add any salt to the seasoning because I knew it would be a bit salty. I seasoned it more like a traditional brisket vs corned beef. My only real issue is bc it is such a small piece of meat it dried out, so gonna try heating it up using some steaming veggie broth and a splash of guiness.

Tomorrow will be a turkey breast my mil gave us also

 

[smokerjim]

a little guiness should do the trick

 

[Kevin DeShazo]

Veggie broth and guiness steam surely did the trick, moistened it back up and was rather tasty