Homemade Pastrami Recipe

Name: Homemade Pastrami Recipe
Prep time: 45 min
Yield: Makes 3 to 4 pounds
Ingredients: 3 quarts (12 cups) cold water, for the brine; 2 cups Diamond Crystal (or other large-crystal) kosher salt; 1/4 cup pink curing salt (a mixture of 6.25% sodium nitrite, salt, and a touch of red dye, also known as Prague Mix #1 or Instacure #1 or Curing Salt #1); 1 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 cup firmly packed dark or light brown sugar; 1/4 cup honey; 2 tablespoons pickling spice; 1 tablespoon whole coriander seeds; 1 tablespoon whole yellow mustard seeds; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 3 quarts (12 cups) ice-cold water, for the brine; One 3- to 4-pound beef brisket; 4 cups cold water, for humidifying the oven; 1/4 cup ground coriander; 2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons smoked paprika

Homemade Pastrami Recipe was pinched from <a href="http://leitesculinaria.com/94487/recipes-homemade-pastrami.html" target="_blank">leitesculinaria.com.</a>

INGREDIENTS

•

3 quarts (12 cups) cold water, for the brine

•

2 cups Diamond Crystal (or other large-crystal) kosher salt

•

1/4 cup pink curing salt (a mixture of 6.25% sodium nitrite, salt, and a touch of red dye, also known as Prague Mix #1 or Instacure #1 or Curing Salt #1)

•

1 cup granulated sugar

•

1/2 cup firmly packed dark or light brown sugar

•

1/4 cup honey

•

2 tablespoons pickling spice

•

1 tablespoon whole coriander seeds

•

1 tablespoon whole yellow mustard seeds

•

4 cloves garlic, minced

•

3 quarts (12 cups) ice-cold water, for the brine

•

One 3- to 4-pound beef brisket

•

4 cups cold water, for humidifying the oven

•

1/4 cup ground coriander

•

2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper

•

2 tablespoons smoked paprika

Go To Recipe

Rate

Comments & Reviews

Just A Pinch Sweepstakes