Sous Vide and Smoked East Coast Pastrami recipe
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- 12 pounds beef brisket 1 gallon water 2 cups white sugar 1 ½ cups kosher salt 10 cloves garlic, crushed 4 teaspoons pink curing salt 1 gallon ice cubes 1 tablespoon coriander seeds 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns 1 tablespoon mustard seeds 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes 1 tablespoon whole cloves 1 teaspoon ground ginger 2 bay leaves
Nutrition Info
- 203.9 caloriescarbohydrate: 19.8 gcholesterol: 45.6 mgfat: 4.7 gfiber: 0.4 gprotein: 20.3 gsaturatedFat: 1.8 gservingSize: -sodium: 7339.7 mgsugar: 17.4 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Sous Vide and Smoked East Coast Pastrami
Directions
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Trim off the fat cap of the brisket and poke some holes in the meat with a paring knife.
Bring water to a boil in a large pot on the stovetop. Remove from heat, as it starts to cool down, add white sugar, kosher salt, garlic, and pink curing salt.
Find a food-grade, nonreactive container with a lid, pour in brine and ice, then add the brisket. Keep brisket in brine for 5 to 7 days in the refrigerator. Flip the brisket every 24 hours.
After brining, pull the brisket out of the container and rinse under cold water.
Heat a pan over low heat. Toast coriander seeds, peppercorns, and mustard seeds in the hot pan, about 2 minutes. Remove and transfer to a food processor, add red pepper flakes, cloves, ginger, and bay leaves. Grind well.
Use 1/2 of the spice mixture to coat the brisket, seal in a food saver bag. Reserve remaining spice mixture. Place brisket in a sous vide at 137 degrees F (58 degrees C) for 18 hours.
Remove from sous vide, cut open the bag, and set out to dry and rest on a wire rack from a smoker for 30 minutes. Use remaining pickling spices to re-coat the brisket.
Place a wire rack into the smoker. Add wood chips according to manufacturer's directions and heat to 225 degrees F (107 degrees C).
Smoke brisket until browned, tender, and no longer pink in the center, about 5 hours. Pull brisket from the smoker and let rest for 15 minutes before slicing.