Pastrami first-timer

[WillRunForQue]

The great posts from other SMF members got me to finally give pastrami a shot. I'd never even eaten it, much less made it.

Turned out fantastic! The oldest son quickly said - oh yeah, you're definitely making this again!

Started with a nice trimmed tri-tip from GFS and Pop's brine plus a couple of tablespoons of pickling spices. Cured two weeks, rubbed down with lots of corned beef rub, then into the Weber with some hickory until hit 207 internal.

Sliced it a little thinner than I do brisket across the grain, and quickly fell into pastrami bliss!

Looking forward to the leftovers!

 

[motocrash]

Excellent! Now I want a sammich!

 

[chopsaw]

Looks great . I just did 3lbs eye round into pastrami . Awesome . Always good when the kids like it .

 

[yankee2bbq]

Wow, that looks good!

 

[murraysmokin]

That looks great nice work.

 

[SmokinAl]

Never tried pastrami with a TT.
Great idea!
And yours looks delicious!
Al

 

[WillRunForQue]

Thanks all! Al, we are big fans of tri-tip now that I know I can get it fairly reasonably priced from GFS for a case. It is a long afternoon of trimming up and individually vacuum sealing though! This case will probably last about a year.