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Great entry! Which photo would you like me to use for your polling pic?
The first one please, and to be clearer I'll add it again, Thank you-
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Short Rib Pastrami

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Short rib pastrami

Got a couple of short rib plates from RD
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Made up a batch of my curing brine: salt, dextrose, thyme, garlic juice, black peppercorns, bay leaves. juniper berries and cure #1. I add all the above except the cure to water and bring to a boil and steep until cool, refridge, strain, add cure and inject the ribs. I put the strained spices into cheesecloth and add back to the brine. Let the ribs cure for 4.5 days.
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Rinsed and liberally coated with fresh cracked pepper and coriander.
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Into a 250°F-ish smoker
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Six hours in
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When the ribs hit 170°F, I pulled them,
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Deboned them,
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And put them on a rack in a foiled hotel pan with beer to steam,
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Until jiggly.
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Then rested, vacuum packed and chilled til morning.
Sliced up and ready for said devourment. This stuff was bar none the best pastrami to date, and I will be only making it with short ribs in the future( unless a miracle happens and beef navels come to town). Kindly use this shot for the entry pic.
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Just a small nibble
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The week looks quite righteous, Thanks for looking.
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