ny deli style pastrami
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My husband grew up on NY style corned beef and pastrami. Unfortunately, there just aren't any good deli's here. I decided to learn to make pastrami. It's basically corned beef that is covered in a spice mix and smoked. The secret to it being juicy and tender is to steam it after smoking. It sounds like a lot of steps but it's basically just time spent waiting! We do have an electric smoker, but it can be done with indirect heat on a grill.
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yield
8 serving(s)
prep time
6 Hr 15 Min
cook time
6 Hr
method
Smoke
Ingredients For ny deli style pastrami
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1ready to cook corned beef from the grocery
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1/4 cwhole black peppercorns
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1/4 cwhole coriander seeds
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2 Tbspyellow mustard seeds
How To Make ny deli style pastrami
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1Remove the corned beef from the package and rinse well. Set in a large bowl of water to soak in fridge for at LEAST 6 hours changing water a few times. This removes some of the salt and is important.
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2Drain and dry well.
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3Crush your spices in a mortar and pestal or spice grinder. Keep it coarse.
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4Cover the meat on all sides with the mix.
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5At this point you can go directly to the smoker or wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate over night.
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6Wen you are ready to smoke, set your smoker at 225.
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7Insert meat thermometer into the meat and place directly on the rack, fat side up.
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8Add your wood chips or pellets, light wood like apple is good. Hickory is too heavy. Change: I did one today and mixed some hickory with the apple, we liked it. Of course, it's a little heavier smoke taste. Fill you water holder.
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9Smoke until the internal temperature is 150. Probably 2 to 3 hours.
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10Remove from the smoker to a broiler pan or any pan with a rack. Put water in the bottom of the pan and cover tightly with foil.
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11Bake/steam in the oven at 250 until tender. Can take from 3 to 5 hours depending on size.
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12Can be served hot. To slice thin, chill overnight and slice on an electric slicer.
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