HOMEMADE PASTRAMI (SALLYE)
By
sallye bates
@grandedame
10
This is my tweaked version of an award winning recipe from a well known deli in Florida that is famous for their pastrami.
To make it more "home cook" friendly, I use the pre-prepared corned beef brisket in lieu of brining your own. It cuts down a couple of days and lots of labor, and is just as good if not better.
To make it more "home cook" friendly, I use the pre-prepared corned beef brisket in lieu of brining your own. It cuts down a couple of days and lots of labor, and is just as good if not better.
Rating:
★★★★★ 1 vote5
Comments:
Serves:
6-8
Prep:
1 Hr 15 Min
Cook:
6 Hr 15 Min
Method:
Bake
Ingredients
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1 pkgcorned beef brisket (4 to 5 lbs)***
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2 clovegarlic, crushed
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1/2 coil (canola or olive)
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1/4 ccoarsely ground fresh black pepper
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2 Tbspground coriander
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1/2 tspred pepper flakes
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2 Tbspsmoked paprika
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1 tspdry mustard
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1/4 tspcayenne pepper
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lotsheavy duty aluminum foil
How to Make HOMEMADE PASTRAMI (SALLYE)
- *** NOTE: You need to buy the packaged corned beef that has already has been cured and has spice packet. If you prefer to brine your own, see step 2 below.....
- Corned Beef Brine Recipe
Ingredients
8 cups water or 6 cups water and 2 cups lager beer
1 1/2 cups Diamond Crystal kosher salt
1 cup light brown sugar
1 tablespoon curing salt
1/4 cup corned beef spice
1 tablespoon garlic powder
6-8 pound beef brisket
Preparation Instructions
Brine:
Pour 2 cups warm water into large deep roasting pan. Add salt, sugar and curing salt and stir until dissolved. Add remaining 6 cups of liquid and mix in the corned beef spice and garlic. Submerge the brisket in the liquid, then top with heavy platter to weigh down. This is important, the brisket must be completely submerged. Cover and refrigerate for two weeks. Stir the mixture about every three days. This will aid in even flavoring of the brisket. Then follow steps 2 through 8 to make pastrami. - Mix garlic and oil in a small bowl.(You can buy garlic flavored olive oil, but I don't think it gives you the full flavor)
Set aside for one hour.i - Combine pepper and all other spices (including the spices from the packet that comes with the beef) in a large bowl and set aside.`
- Place a large piece of heavy duty aluminum foil on clean counter or cutting board.
Coat the foil with prepared garlic oil
Lay corned beef on foil and brush with remaining garlic oil
Cover all sides of brisket completely with pepper and spice mixture, reserving 1 or 2 tablespoons. - Place brisket fat side up back on foil sheet and wrap tightly in the foil, make sure foil piece is large enough to completely encase the brisket and overlap
Place wrapped brisket on another sheet of foil with the seam and fat side down
Wrap with this sheet of foil snugly
Do this several times (at least 3 more) reversing the seam each wrap
Be sure each wrap is tight so spicy juices won't escape or pastrami will be dry
Place brisket in baking pan and cook in preheated 225º oven for 6 hours - Remove from oven and set pan on rack, leaving aluminum wrap intact
Cool at room temperature for about 3 hours
After 3 hours, place still wrapped pastrami in heavy duty plastic bag and set in fridge overnight (at least 10 hours) - When ready to serve, preheat oven broiler
Unwrap pastrami and place on baking sheet lined with foil
Sprinkle reserved pepper mix over pastrami
Place in oven about 6-8 inches from broiler
Broil for 3 or 4 minutes to brown
Remove from oven and place on serving platter
Cut into thin slices - Preheat heavy skillet over low heat
Heat pastrami slices in skillet with a few drops of water until fat begins to turn from white to translucent (about 5 minutes) - Good luck and good eating.
