Time: 16 hours 30 minutes
Complexity: easily
Servings: 6

Recipe for making beef pastrami at home.

Ingredients:

Spices

• 1/4 cup black peppercorns
• 1/4 cup coriander seeds

Brine

• 4 liters of cold water
• 1 cup coarse salt
• 1 tbsp liquid smoke
• 5 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 3 tbsp. spices for pickling
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 (2.5 kg) beef brisket, trimmed of fat and tendons

Substituting ingredients
Measuring containers used

1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

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Preparation:

Step 1
• Place pepper and coriander in a coffee grinder and grind coarsely.
Step 2
• In a large saucepan, combine all the brine ingredients and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and let cool. Submerge the brisket in the brine and refrigerate overnight. Remove the brisket from the brine and pat dry. Rub with spices.
Step 3
• Preheat oven to 150°C.
Step 4
• Place the brisket on a rack set over a baking sheet and roast until the meat flakes easily with a fork, about 4 hours. Transfer the pastrami to a cutting board and slice. Place the beef pastrami on a serving platter and serve.
  
  

  Chef's advice

  
  Make a homemade beef pastrami sandwich: layer beef, sautéed onions, and thousand island dressing on slices of rye bread.

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