Venison Pastrami

[cowgirl]

I made some pastrami from a small roast off of the hind quarter of a little buck I got this deer season. I actually made two of them. lol



The cure...this is enough for 5lbs of meat
5 tablespoons Tender Quick
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon ground paprika
1 teaspoon ground bay leaves
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

I mix the cure, rub onto the meat and shake off any excess..





I wrap it and let it cure...this batch cured for 5 days.
Then I soak in fresh water for a couple of hours...



Before smoking, I season it with a mixture of garlic, allspice, crushed juniper berries, onion powder, crushed bay leaves and mustard seeds...

Then put it on the smoker with a bit of hickory...





After smoking, I wrap in foil and fill the pouch with beef broth. It steams a bit and makes sure the pastrami is moist.
I let this sit for at least 30 minutes...





I like it with spicy brown mustard, melted cheese and some twangy green tomato dill pickles.






Thanks for checking out my venison pastrami Qview. :)
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[pignit]

That's Shweeeeeet!

 

[vlap]

Lordy I just got hungry!!!

 

[white cloud]

That is beautiful pastrami. Jeanie

And as always enjoyed your presentation.

 

[grothe]

Nice color..great strami Jeanie!!

 

[smokeguy]

Looks great. Low fat too!

 

[kingudaroad]

Great job Jeanie! And answered my cured venison question at the same time.

 

[txbbqman]

Looks awesome, thanks for sharing

 

[cowgirl]

Thanks folks!

This is the same recipe I use for beef pastrami. It works great. :)

 

[doctor phreak]

cowgirl all i can say is....OMFG.......man that looks so good...i am a big fan of pastrami......

 

[cowgirl]

Thanks Mike! I love pastrami too! This recipe works well on a beef brisket if ya don't have any venison on hand. :)

 

[bb53chevpro]

Jeanie, All I can say is I am speechless.......

 

[cowgirl]

Thanks Andy!

:)

 

[beerguy]

Thats great! I have a load of deer and needed a new project. Thanks!

 

[cowgirl]

Thanks Beerguy! BTW...great name.

 

[mossymo]

cowgirl
Looks delicious, you never quite impressing us..... That is the type of meat to serve to those that say they do not like deer meat; tell them what they ate right after they compliment you on it !!!

 

[bigbaldbbq]

That looks great!!! Thanks for the q-view and the recipe!

 

[alx]

thanks for the idea.Defrosting some at moment.Will use your recipe.

 

[rejii]

Hey that looks good I'm going to try one this week

 

[cowgirl]

Thanks Marty, BigBald, ALX and rejii!
Marty, you are right, serve it to folks that think they do not like deer meat. It does surprise them.