Corned Beef Brisket and Pastrami

[cowgirl]

Cured a couple of briskets recently. Both with the same cure to start.

I did a combination cure.
This is the same recipe I use for venison and pork pastrami.
For my dry cure, I mix...
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

Then made a pickle cure using the same ingredients mixed with water. Pumped this into the thickest part of the briskets.

I let both briskets cure for 10 days.

rinsed well...

cubed and canned one corned brisket...

made hash with some of the canned corned beef...

It was pretty tasty.

The second cured brisket on the smoker...

after catching some color and smoke, I seasoned the brisket with a spice mixture of allspice, garlic, crushed bay leaves, crushed juniper berries, onion powder, black pepper and mustard seeds.... I use about a tsp of each, and 2 cloves of the garlic minced. You can add more if needed.

also added beef stock to steam the pastrami....

steamed til tender....

fork taste test...

I wrapped and chilled the pastrami then sliced a bit for supper...

smeared a tortilla with chipotle mayo...

added sliced pastrami, a bit of cabbage and scallions...

rolled and fried til crisp...

topped with a bit of sriracha...

I liked both briskets, they came out pretty tasty. Next time I'll can the corned beef in pints. One quart jar is just too much for me (about 4 meals).
I divided the pastrami, wrapped smaller portions for the freezer.
These will last me awhile!


Sorry for so many photos, but thanks for looking!

 

[blazinfire]

Dang that looks good! Is pastrami good? I've thought about buying the packs of Corned beef brisket to try making it the easy way! Does this work? I also Do a lot of canning, So its nice to see this being done as well!

 

[cowgirl]

Dang that looks good! Is pastrami good? I've thought about buying the packs of Corned beef brisket to try making it the easy way! Does this work? I also Do a lot of canning, So its nice to see this being done as well!

Thanks Blazinfire!
I love both corned beef and pastrami. Yes you can smoke/steam a store bought corned beef. They come out tasty too.
Great that you are a canner! :becky:
I like having canned goods around for quick meals. I think home canned food was the original "fast food". :biggrin1:
Thanks!

 

[blazinfire]

Thanks Blazinfire!
I love both corned beef and pastrami. Yes you can smoke/steam a store bought corned beef. They come out tasty too.
Great that you are a canner! :becky:
I like having canned goods around for quick meals. I think home canned food was the original "fast food". :biggrin1:
Thanks!

Yup, Grow my own garden, I Can most of the items from the garden for the winter. Canned some venison this year! Great stuff!

Would you smoke the corned beef brisket like a regular brisket?

 

[ssv3]

Way too much cool in just one thread Jeanie! This is what you call pron. :nod:

 

[cheez59]

Just when I got to craving some of that hash you come up with that fried tortilla goodness. You are simply amazing Jeanie!

 

[MisterChrister]

Everything looks terrific Jeanie!

 

[dport7]

Knocked it out of the park again.

 

[Tango Joe]

Fantastic cook Jeanie, certainly enjoying fine food over at your place!

 

[ShadowDriver]

Looks great, Jeanie!

Sure looks tasty! Never tried canning meat.... but the corned beef makes sense. Appreciate the new ideas.

Cheers!

 

[Diesel Dave]

Just awesome!!!

I'm betting that canned beef is out of this world good.

The crisped up wrap looks amazing and now I'm craving pastrami

 

[fnjay]

The morning is starting off with some great pron!

 

[bluetang]

I be likin that!

 

[daninnewjersey]

"Sorry for so many photos.."

No such thing from you.....:biggrin1:

 

[Decoy205]

Never apologize for too many photos! More photos!!! Great looking food as usual!!!

 

[captndan]

And the best thing is I have all the stuff here and ready to go. About the tortilla did you pan fry it or deep fry?

 

[Ron_L]

That all look fantastic, Jeanie!

Dang that looks good! Is pastrami good? I've thought about buying the packs of Corned beef brisket to try making it the easy way! Does this work? I also Do a lot of canning, So its nice to see this being done as well!

I use store bought corned beef quite a bit. I buy them on sale and thaw them out when I need them. Store bought corned beef can be quite salty so make sure that you soak it in fresh water for at least 24 hours to extract some of the salt. I change the water two or three times, and also toss in a cut up potato to absorb the salt.

 

[SmittyJonz]

:clap2:

 

[Ribeye Republic]

Dang it, I need a pastrami sammy NOW

 

[cowgirl]

Yup, Grow my own garden, I Can most of the items from the garden for the winter. Canned some venison this year! Great stuff!

Would you smoke the corned beef brisket like a regular brisket?

Great about your garden! I'm fond of canned venison too. :-D
I like to let the corned brisket catch a few hours of smoke before wrapping and steaming with liquid. Beef stock is my favorite. Hope you have good luck with it, thanks again!

Way too much cool in just one thread Jeanie! This is what you call pron. :nod:

Thanks so much Sako! :hug:

Just when I got to craving some of that hash you come up with that fried tortilla goodness. You are simply amazing Jeanie!

Cheez, thank you!! I liked the crunch of the crisp tortilla. Tasted better than I thought it would. lol

Thank you Chris, dport and Joe! I'm set for winter. :grin:

Looks great, Jeanie!

Sure looks tasty! Never tried canning meat.... but the corned beef makes sense. Appreciate the new ideas.

Cheers!

Thank you Shadow! The meat is nice to have around. Sometimes (living in the country), I avoid going to the store for weeks. :laugh:

Just awesome!!!

I'm betting that canned beef is out of this world good.

The crisped up wrap looks amazing and now I'm craving pastrami

Thank you Dave! The canned corned beef came out nice and tender. :grin:

Thank you fnjay, Blue and Dan! :thumb: