{"id":3460,"date":"2013-03-14T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-14T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/?p=3460"},"modified":"2023-09-27T12:13:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T17:13:04","slug":"smoked-pastrami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/smoked-pastrami\/","title":{"rendered":"Smoked Pastrami"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/noscript><\/p>\nThe recipe is a culmination of much research and my awesome cousins Dan and Tim.\u00a0 Last year at Memphis in May, over a three-day period we cooked\u00a0ribs, pulled pork, brisket, smoked chicken, salmon, Memphis sausage & cheese, beef tenderloin, smoked brats<\/a>…and much more.\u00a0 But you know what the best thing we ate was, that we were all talking about for days?<\/p>\nThis Pastrami.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nDan brined it for weeks in California, where he lived at the time, and actually packed it in ice in his suitcase and brought it to Memphis.\u00a0 How dedicated is that?\u00a0 Since then, Tim recreated at our family Christmas gathering, and it was so ridiculously good that 3 of these 10lb suckers were eaten and gone in about 30 minutes.<\/p>\nI needed no further motivation to try it myself.<\/p>\nI won’t bore you with all the details here, as many of them have been given this week with the Pastrami Brine<\/a> and Pastrami Rub<\/a>.\u00a0 Pictured above you see the brisket soaking in water.\u00a0 This process pulls some of that salty brine out of the meat.\u00a0 I soaked it for about 5 hours, but it should have soaked a lot longer – overnight minimum.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nFrom there it’s as simple as patting the brisket dry and covering both sides in delicious rub.\u00a0 Let it sit like that for at least 30 minutes so it adheres well to the meat before moving to smoker.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nThen\u00a0it’s all about the internal temp.\u00a0 I used a blend of hickory and\u00a0apple wood and smoked this big beauty for about\u00a04 hours.\u00a0 And yes, those are bacon wrapped potatoes you see.\u00a0 That’s a fun and tasty little side dish treat for you…and why the heck not, you know?<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nAfter smoking, I wrapped in an aluminum pan and cooked until the internal temp hit about 200.\u00a0 After letting it rest for 30 minutes I sliced it and was absolutely smiling from ear to ear when I saw that the process had worked and this beef brisket was now a pink colored pastrami.\u00a0 Such a neat process.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nSo thank you to my cousins for inspiring me to make this delicious meat.\u00a0 I will say, it’s a time consuming process to go through a 3 week brining period on top of spending a half day smoking it….but it’s one of my most favorite things I’ve ever done.\u00a0 I’m telling you it’s delicious.\u00a0 And the sandwiches we had the next several days were out of this world.\u00a0 Plan it out and try at least once.\u00a0 I think you’ll be surprised at how much you like it.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nTable of Contents<\/p>\nToggle<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\nSmoked Pastrami<\/a>Ingredients <\/a><\/li>Instructions <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/span>Smoked Pastrami<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nA brined and seasoned brisket is smoked until tender to reveal a succulent pastrami!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Print Recipe<\/a>\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Pin Recipe<\/a>\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nPrep Time <\/span>12 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div>Cook Time <\/span>6 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div>Total Time <\/span>18 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n \t<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCourse <\/span>Main Course<\/span><\/div>Cuisine <\/span>American<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCalories <\/span>298<\/span> kcal<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/span>Ingredients<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>1, 7<\/span> + lb beef brisket<\/span><\/li>Pastrami Brine<\/span><\/li>Pastrami Rub<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/span>Instructions<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>Brine Pastrami as instructed for at least 2 weeks.<\/div><\/li>Soak in water overnight to draw out some of the salt.<\/div><\/li>Pat dry and cover both sides with Pastrami Rub.<\/div><\/li>Smoke at 225-250, using a mix of hickory & fruit wood, for at least 4 hours or until internal temp hits about 160.<\/div><\/li>Place the brisket in an aluminum pan with a bit of liquid - apple juice, water, or whatever you want - and cook until the internal temp is around 200. Another good indicator is when your thermometer slides into the meat like butter.<\/div><\/li>Let rest for at least 30 minutes, slice thin.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nKeyword <\/span>Smoked Pastrami<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The recipe is a culmination of much research and my awesome cousins Dan and Tim.\u00a0 Last year at Memphis in May, over a three-day period we cooked\u00a0ribs, pulled pork, brisket,… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1011,"featured_media":3463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,23],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1011"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3460"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11195,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460\/revisions\/11195"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
The recipe is a culmination of much research and my awesome cousins Dan and Tim.\u00a0 Last year at Memphis in May, over a three-day period we cooked\u00a0ribs, pulled pork, brisket, smoked chicken, salmon, Memphis sausage & cheese, beef tenderloin, smoked brats<\/a>…and much more.\u00a0 But you know what the best thing we ate was, that we were all talking about for days?<\/p>\nThis Pastrami.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nDan brined it for weeks in California, where he lived at the time, and actually packed it in ice in his suitcase and brought it to Memphis.\u00a0 How dedicated is that?\u00a0 Since then, Tim recreated at our family Christmas gathering, and it was so ridiculously good that 3 of these 10lb suckers were eaten and gone in about 30 minutes.<\/p>\nI needed no further motivation to try it myself.<\/p>\nI won’t bore you with all the details here, as many of them have been given this week with the Pastrami Brine<\/a> and Pastrami Rub<\/a>.\u00a0 Pictured above you see the brisket soaking in water.\u00a0 This process pulls some of that salty brine out of the meat.\u00a0 I soaked it for about 5 hours, but it should have soaked a lot longer – overnight minimum.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nFrom there it’s as simple as patting the brisket dry and covering both sides in delicious rub.\u00a0 Let it sit like that for at least 30 minutes so it adheres well to the meat before moving to smoker.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nThen\u00a0it’s all about the internal temp.\u00a0 I used a blend of hickory and\u00a0apple wood and smoked this big beauty for about\u00a04 hours.\u00a0 And yes, those are bacon wrapped potatoes you see.\u00a0 That’s a fun and tasty little side dish treat for you…and why the heck not, you know?<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nAfter smoking, I wrapped in an aluminum pan and cooked until the internal temp hit about 200.\u00a0 After letting it rest for 30 minutes I sliced it and was absolutely smiling from ear to ear when I saw that the process had worked and this beef brisket was now a pink colored pastrami.\u00a0 Such a neat process.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nSo thank you to my cousins for inspiring me to make this delicious meat.\u00a0 I will say, it’s a time consuming process to go through a 3 week brining period on top of spending a half day smoking it….but it’s one of my most favorite things I’ve ever done.\u00a0 I’m telling you it’s delicious.\u00a0 And the sandwiches we had the next several days were out of this world.\u00a0 Plan it out and try at least once.\u00a0 I think you’ll be surprised at how much you like it.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nTable of Contents<\/p>\nToggle<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\nSmoked Pastrami<\/a>Ingredients <\/a><\/li>Instructions <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/span>Smoked Pastrami<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nA brined and seasoned brisket is smoked until tender to reveal a succulent pastrami!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Print Recipe<\/a>\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Pin Recipe<\/a>\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nPrep Time <\/span>12 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div>Cook Time <\/span>6 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div>Total Time <\/span>18 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n \t<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCourse <\/span>Main Course<\/span><\/div>Cuisine <\/span>American<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCalories <\/span>298<\/span> kcal<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/span>Ingredients<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>1, 7<\/span> + lb beef brisket<\/span><\/li>Pastrami Brine<\/span><\/li>Pastrami Rub<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/span>Instructions<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>Brine Pastrami as instructed for at least 2 weeks.<\/div><\/li>Soak in water overnight to draw out some of the salt.<\/div><\/li>Pat dry and cover both sides with Pastrami Rub.<\/div><\/li>Smoke at 225-250, using a mix of hickory & fruit wood, for at least 4 hours or until internal temp hits about 160.<\/div><\/li>Place the brisket in an aluminum pan with a bit of liquid - apple juice, water, or whatever you want - and cook until the internal temp is around 200. Another good indicator is when your thermometer slides into the meat like butter.<\/div><\/li>Let rest for at least 30 minutes, slice thin.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nKeyword <\/span>Smoked Pastrami<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The recipe is a culmination of much research and my awesome cousins Dan and Tim.\u00a0 Last year at Memphis in May, over a three-day period we cooked\u00a0ribs, pulled pork, brisket,… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1011,"featured_media":3463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,23],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1011"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3460"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11195,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460\/revisions\/11195"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
This Pastrami.<\/p>\n
<\/noscript><\/p>\nDan brined it for weeks in California, where he lived at the time, and actually packed it in ice in his suitcase and brought it to Memphis.\u00a0 How dedicated is that?\u00a0 Since then, Tim recreated at our family Christmas gathering, and it was so ridiculously good that 3 of these 10lb suckers were eaten and gone in about 30 minutes.<\/p>\nI needed no further motivation to try it myself.<\/p>\nI won’t bore you with all the details here, as many of them have been given this week with the Pastrami Brine<\/a> and Pastrami Rub<\/a>.\u00a0 Pictured above you see the brisket soaking in water.\u00a0 This process pulls some of that salty brine out of the meat.\u00a0 I soaked it for about 5 hours, but it should have soaked a lot longer – overnight minimum.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nFrom there it’s as simple as patting the brisket dry and covering both sides in delicious rub.\u00a0 Let it sit like that for at least 30 minutes so it adheres well to the meat before moving to smoker.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nThen\u00a0it’s all about the internal temp.\u00a0 I used a blend of hickory and\u00a0apple wood and smoked this big beauty for about\u00a04 hours.\u00a0 And yes, those are bacon wrapped potatoes you see.\u00a0 That’s a fun and tasty little side dish treat for you…and why the heck not, you know?<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nAfter smoking, I wrapped in an aluminum pan and cooked until the internal temp hit about 200.\u00a0 After letting it rest for 30 minutes I sliced it and was absolutely smiling from ear to ear when I saw that the process had worked and this beef brisket was now a pink colored pastrami.\u00a0 Such a neat process.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nSo thank you to my cousins for inspiring me to make this delicious meat.\u00a0 I will say, it’s a time consuming process to go through a 3 week brining period on top of spending a half day smoking it….but it’s one of my most favorite things I’ve ever done.\u00a0 I’m telling you it’s delicious.\u00a0 And the sandwiches we had the next several days were out of this world.\u00a0 Plan it out and try at least once.\u00a0 I think you’ll be surprised at how much you like it.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nTable of Contents<\/p>\nToggle<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\nSmoked Pastrami<\/a>Ingredients <\/a><\/li>Instructions <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/span>Smoked Pastrami<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nA brined and seasoned brisket is smoked until tender to reveal a succulent pastrami!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Print Recipe<\/a>\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Pin Recipe<\/a>\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nPrep Time <\/span>12 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div>Cook Time <\/span>6 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div>Total Time <\/span>18 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n \t<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCourse <\/span>Main Course<\/span><\/div>Cuisine <\/span>American<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCalories <\/span>298<\/span> kcal<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/span>Ingredients<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>1, 7<\/span> + lb beef brisket<\/span><\/li>Pastrami Brine<\/span><\/li>Pastrami Rub<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/span>Instructions<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>Brine Pastrami as instructed for at least 2 weeks.<\/div><\/li>Soak in water overnight to draw out some of the salt.<\/div><\/li>Pat dry and cover both sides with Pastrami Rub.<\/div><\/li>Smoke at 225-250, using a mix of hickory & fruit wood, for at least 4 hours or until internal temp hits about 160.<\/div><\/li>Place the brisket in an aluminum pan with a bit of liquid - apple juice, water, or whatever you want - and cook until the internal temp is around 200. Another good indicator is when your thermometer slides into the meat like butter.<\/div><\/li>Let rest for at least 30 minutes, slice thin.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nKeyword <\/span>Smoked Pastrami<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The recipe is a culmination of much research and my awesome cousins Dan and Tim.\u00a0 Last year at Memphis in May, over a three-day period we cooked\u00a0ribs, pulled pork, brisket,… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1011,"featured_media":3463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,23],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1011"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3460"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11195,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460\/revisions\/11195"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Dan brined it for weeks in California, where he lived at the time, and actually packed it in ice in his suitcase and brought it to Memphis.\u00a0 How dedicated is that?\u00a0 Since then, Tim recreated at our family Christmas gathering, and it was so ridiculously good that 3 of these 10lb suckers were eaten and gone in about 30 minutes.<\/p>\n
I needed no further motivation to try it myself.<\/p>\n
I won’t bore you with all the details here, as many of them have been given this week with the Pastrami Brine<\/a> and Pastrami Rub<\/a>.\u00a0 Pictured above you see the brisket soaking in water.\u00a0 This process pulls some of that salty brine out of the meat.\u00a0 I soaked it for about 5 hours, but it should have soaked a lot longer – overnight minimum.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nFrom there it’s as simple as patting the brisket dry and covering both sides in delicious rub.\u00a0 Let it sit like that for at least 30 minutes so it adheres well to the meat before moving to smoker.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nThen\u00a0it’s all about the internal temp.\u00a0 I used a blend of hickory and\u00a0apple wood and smoked this big beauty for about\u00a04 hours.\u00a0 And yes, those are bacon wrapped potatoes you see.\u00a0 That’s a fun and tasty little side dish treat for you…and why the heck not, you know?<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nAfter smoking, I wrapped in an aluminum pan and cooked until the internal temp hit about 200.\u00a0 After letting it rest for 30 minutes I sliced it and was absolutely smiling from ear to ear when I saw that the process had worked and this beef brisket was now a pink colored pastrami.\u00a0 Such a neat process.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nSo thank you to my cousins for inspiring me to make this delicious meat.\u00a0 I will say, it’s a time consuming process to go through a 3 week brining period on top of spending a half day smoking it….but it’s one of my most favorite things I’ve ever done.\u00a0 I’m telling you it’s delicious.\u00a0 And the sandwiches we had the next several days were out of this world.\u00a0 Plan it out and try at least once.\u00a0 I think you’ll be surprised at how much you like it.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nTable of Contents<\/p>\nToggle<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\nSmoked Pastrami<\/a>Ingredients <\/a><\/li>Instructions <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/span>Smoked Pastrami<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nA brined and seasoned brisket is smoked until tender to reveal a succulent pastrami!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Print Recipe<\/a>\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Pin Recipe<\/a>\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nPrep Time <\/span>12 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div>Cook Time <\/span>6 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div>Total Time <\/span>18 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n \t<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCourse <\/span>Main Course<\/span><\/div>Cuisine <\/span>American<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCalories <\/span>298<\/span> kcal<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/span>Ingredients<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>1, 7<\/span> + lb beef brisket<\/span><\/li>Pastrami Brine<\/span><\/li>Pastrami Rub<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/span>Instructions<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>Brine Pastrami as instructed for at least 2 weeks.<\/div><\/li>Soak in water overnight to draw out some of the salt.<\/div><\/li>Pat dry and cover both sides with Pastrami Rub.<\/div><\/li>Smoke at 225-250, using a mix of hickory & fruit wood, for at least 4 hours or until internal temp hits about 160.<\/div><\/li>Place the brisket in an aluminum pan with a bit of liquid - apple juice, water, or whatever you want - and cook until the internal temp is around 200. Another good indicator is when your thermometer slides into the meat like butter.<\/div><\/li>Let rest for at least 30 minutes, slice thin.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nKeyword <\/span>Smoked Pastrami<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The recipe is a culmination of much research and my awesome cousins Dan and Tim.\u00a0 Last year at Memphis in May, over a three-day period we cooked\u00a0ribs, pulled pork, brisket,… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1011,"featured_media":3463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,23],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1011"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3460"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11195,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460\/revisions\/11195"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/noscript><\/p>\nFrom there it’s as simple as patting the brisket dry and covering both sides in delicious rub.\u00a0 Let it sit like that for at least 30 minutes so it adheres well to the meat before moving to smoker.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nThen\u00a0it’s all about the internal temp.\u00a0 I used a blend of hickory and\u00a0apple wood and smoked this big beauty for about\u00a04 hours.\u00a0 And yes, those are bacon wrapped potatoes you see.\u00a0 That’s a fun and tasty little side dish treat for you…and why the heck not, you know?<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nAfter smoking, I wrapped in an aluminum pan and cooked until the internal temp hit about 200.\u00a0 After letting it rest for 30 minutes I sliced it and was absolutely smiling from ear to ear when I saw that the process had worked and this beef brisket was now a pink colored pastrami.\u00a0 Such a neat process.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nSo thank you to my cousins for inspiring me to make this delicious meat.\u00a0 I will say, it’s a time consuming process to go through a 3 week brining period on top of spending a half day smoking it….but it’s one of my most favorite things I’ve ever done.\u00a0 I’m telling you it’s delicious.\u00a0 And the sandwiches we had the next several days were out of this world.\u00a0 Plan it out and try at least once.\u00a0 I think you’ll be surprised at how much you like it.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nTable of Contents<\/p>\nToggle<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\nSmoked Pastrami<\/a>Ingredients <\/a><\/li>Instructions <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/span>Smoked Pastrami<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nA brined and seasoned brisket is smoked until tender to reveal a succulent pastrami!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Print Recipe<\/a>\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Pin Recipe<\/a>\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nPrep Time <\/span>12 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div>Cook Time <\/span>6 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div>Total Time <\/span>18 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n \t<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCourse <\/span>Main Course<\/span><\/div>Cuisine <\/span>American<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCalories <\/span>298<\/span> kcal<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/span>Ingredients<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>1, 7<\/span> + lb beef brisket<\/span><\/li>Pastrami Brine<\/span><\/li>Pastrami Rub<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/span>Instructions<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>Brine Pastrami as instructed for at least 2 weeks.<\/div><\/li>Soak in water overnight to draw out some of the salt.<\/div><\/li>Pat dry and cover both sides with Pastrami Rub.<\/div><\/li>Smoke at 225-250, using a mix of hickory & fruit wood, for at least 4 hours or until internal temp hits about 160.<\/div><\/li>Place the brisket in an aluminum pan with a bit of liquid - apple juice, water, or whatever you want - and cook until the internal temp is around 200. Another good indicator is when your thermometer slides into the meat like butter.<\/div><\/li>Let rest for at least 30 minutes, slice thin.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nKeyword <\/span>Smoked Pastrami<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The recipe is a culmination of much research and my awesome cousins Dan and Tim.\u00a0 Last year at Memphis in May, over a three-day period we cooked\u00a0ribs, pulled pork, brisket,… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1011,"featured_media":3463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,23],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1011"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3460"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11195,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460\/revisions\/11195"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
From there it’s as simple as patting the brisket dry and covering both sides in delicious rub.\u00a0 Let it sit like that for at least 30 minutes so it adheres well to the meat before moving to smoker.<\/p>\n
<\/noscript><\/p>\nThen\u00a0it’s all about the internal temp.\u00a0 I used a blend of hickory and\u00a0apple wood and smoked this big beauty for about\u00a04 hours.\u00a0 And yes, those are bacon wrapped potatoes you see.\u00a0 That’s a fun and tasty little side dish treat for you…and why the heck not, you know?<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nAfter smoking, I wrapped in an aluminum pan and cooked until the internal temp hit about 200.\u00a0 After letting it rest for 30 minutes I sliced it and was absolutely smiling from ear to ear when I saw that the process had worked and this beef brisket was now a pink colored pastrami.\u00a0 Such a neat process.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nSo thank you to my cousins for inspiring me to make this delicious meat.\u00a0 I will say, it’s a time consuming process to go through a 3 week brining period on top of spending a half day smoking it….but it’s one of my most favorite things I’ve ever done.\u00a0 I’m telling you it’s delicious.\u00a0 And the sandwiches we had the next several days were out of this world.\u00a0 Plan it out and try at least once.\u00a0 I think you’ll be surprised at how much you like it.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nTable of Contents<\/p>\nToggle<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\nSmoked Pastrami<\/a>Ingredients <\/a><\/li>Instructions <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/span>Smoked Pastrami<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nA brined and seasoned brisket is smoked until tender to reveal a succulent pastrami!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Print Recipe<\/a>\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Pin Recipe<\/a>\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nPrep Time <\/span>12 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div>Cook Time <\/span>6 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div>Total Time <\/span>18 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n \t<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCourse <\/span>Main Course<\/span><\/div>Cuisine <\/span>American<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCalories <\/span>298<\/span> kcal<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/span>Ingredients<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>1, 7<\/span> + lb beef brisket<\/span><\/li>Pastrami Brine<\/span><\/li>Pastrami Rub<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/span>Instructions<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>Brine Pastrami as instructed for at least 2 weeks.<\/div><\/li>Soak in water overnight to draw out some of the salt.<\/div><\/li>Pat dry and cover both sides with Pastrami Rub.<\/div><\/li>Smoke at 225-250, using a mix of hickory & fruit wood, for at least 4 hours or until internal temp hits about 160.<\/div><\/li>Place the brisket in an aluminum pan with a bit of liquid - apple juice, water, or whatever you want - and cook until the internal temp is around 200. Another good indicator is when your thermometer slides into the meat like butter.<\/div><\/li>Let rest for at least 30 minutes, slice thin.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nKeyword <\/span>Smoked Pastrami<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The recipe is a culmination of much research and my awesome cousins Dan and Tim.\u00a0 Last year at Memphis in May, over a three-day period we cooked\u00a0ribs, pulled pork, brisket,… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1011,"featured_media":3463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,23],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1011"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3460"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11195,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460\/revisions\/11195"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Then\u00a0it’s all about the internal temp.\u00a0 I used a blend of hickory and\u00a0apple wood and smoked this big beauty for about\u00a04 hours.\u00a0 And yes, those are bacon wrapped potatoes you see.\u00a0 That’s a fun and tasty little side dish treat for you…and why the heck not, you know?<\/p>\n
<\/noscript><\/p>\nAfter smoking, I wrapped in an aluminum pan and cooked until the internal temp hit about 200.\u00a0 After letting it rest for 30 minutes I sliced it and was absolutely smiling from ear to ear when I saw that the process had worked and this beef brisket was now a pink colored pastrami.\u00a0 Such a neat process.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nSo thank you to my cousins for inspiring me to make this delicious meat.\u00a0 I will say, it’s a time consuming process to go through a 3 week brining period on top of spending a half day smoking it….but it’s one of my most favorite things I’ve ever done.\u00a0 I’m telling you it’s delicious.\u00a0 And the sandwiches we had the next several days were out of this world.\u00a0 Plan it out and try at least once.\u00a0 I think you’ll be surprised at how much you like it.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nTable of Contents<\/p>\nToggle<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\nSmoked Pastrami<\/a>Ingredients <\/a><\/li>Instructions <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/span>Smoked Pastrami<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nA brined and seasoned brisket is smoked until tender to reveal a succulent pastrami!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Print Recipe<\/a>\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Pin Recipe<\/a>\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nPrep Time <\/span>12 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div>Cook Time <\/span>6 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div>Total Time <\/span>18 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n \t<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCourse <\/span>Main Course<\/span><\/div>Cuisine <\/span>American<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCalories <\/span>298<\/span> kcal<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/span>Ingredients<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>1, 7<\/span> + lb beef brisket<\/span><\/li>Pastrami Brine<\/span><\/li>Pastrami Rub<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/span>Instructions<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>Brine Pastrami as instructed for at least 2 weeks.<\/div><\/li>Soak in water overnight to draw out some of the salt.<\/div><\/li>Pat dry and cover both sides with Pastrami Rub.<\/div><\/li>Smoke at 225-250, using a mix of hickory & fruit wood, for at least 4 hours or until internal temp hits about 160.<\/div><\/li>Place the brisket in an aluminum pan with a bit of liquid - apple juice, water, or whatever you want - and cook until the internal temp is around 200. Another good indicator is when your thermometer slides into the meat like butter.<\/div><\/li>Let rest for at least 30 minutes, slice thin.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nKeyword <\/span>Smoked Pastrami<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The recipe is a culmination of much research and my awesome cousins Dan and Tim.\u00a0 Last year at Memphis in May, over a three-day period we cooked\u00a0ribs, pulled pork, brisket,… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1011,"featured_media":3463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,23],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1011"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3460"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11195,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460\/revisions\/11195"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
After smoking, I wrapped in an aluminum pan and cooked until the internal temp hit about 200.\u00a0 After letting it rest for 30 minutes I sliced it and was absolutely smiling from ear to ear when I saw that the process had worked and this beef brisket was now a pink colored pastrami.\u00a0 Such a neat process.<\/p>\n
<\/noscript><\/p>\nSo thank you to my cousins for inspiring me to make this delicious meat.\u00a0 I will say, it’s a time consuming process to go through a 3 week brining period on top of spending a half day smoking it….but it’s one of my most favorite things I’ve ever done.\u00a0 I’m telling you it’s delicious.\u00a0 And the sandwiches we had the next several days were out of this world.\u00a0 Plan it out and try at least once.\u00a0 I think you’ll be surprised at how much you like it.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nTable of Contents<\/p>\nToggle<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\nSmoked Pastrami<\/a>Ingredients <\/a><\/li>Instructions <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/span>Smoked Pastrami<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nA brined and seasoned brisket is smoked until tender to reveal a succulent pastrami!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Print Recipe<\/a>\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Pin Recipe<\/a>\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nPrep Time <\/span>12 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div>Cook Time <\/span>6 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div>Total Time <\/span>18 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n \t<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCourse <\/span>Main Course<\/span><\/div>Cuisine <\/span>American<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCalories <\/span>298<\/span> kcal<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/span>Ingredients<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>1, 7<\/span> + lb beef brisket<\/span><\/li>Pastrami Brine<\/span><\/li>Pastrami Rub<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/span>Instructions<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>Brine Pastrami as instructed for at least 2 weeks.<\/div><\/li>Soak in water overnight to draw out some of the salt.<\/div><\/li>Pat dry and cover both sides with Pastrami Rub.<\/div><\/li>Smoke at 225-250, using a mix of hickory & fruit wood, for at least 4 hours or until internal temp hits about 160.<\/div><\/li>Place the brisket in an aluminum pan with a bit of liquid - apple juice, water, or whatever you want - and cook until the internal temp is around 200. Another good indicator is when your thermometer slides into the meat like butter.<\/div><\/li>Let rest for at least 30 minutes, slice thin.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nKeyword <\/span>Smoked Pastrami<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The recipe is a culmination of much research and my awesome cousins Dan and Tim.\u00a0 Last year at Memphis in May, over a three-day period we cooked\u00a0ribs, pulled pork, brisket,… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1011,"featured_media":3463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,23],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1011"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3460"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11195,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460\/revisions\/11195"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
So thank you to my cousins for inspiring me to make this delicious meat.\u00a0 I will say, it’s a time consuming process to go through a 3 week brining period on top of spending a half day smoking it….but it’s one of my most favorite things I’ve ever done.\u00a0 I’m telling you it’s delicious.\u00a0 And the sandwiches we had the next several days were out of this world.\u00a0 Plan it out and try at least once.\u00a0 I think you’ll be surprised at how much you like it.<\/p>\n
<\/noscript><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nTable of Contents<\/p>\nToggle<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\nSmoked Pastrami<\/a>Ingredients <\/a><\/li>Instructions <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/span>Smoked Pastrami<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nA brined and seasoned brisket is smoked until tender to reveal a succulent pastrami!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Print Recipe<\/a>\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Pin Recipe<\/a>\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nPrep Time <\/span>12 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div>Cook Time <\/span>6 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div>Total Time <\/span>18 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n \t<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCourse <\/span>Main Course<\/span><\/div>Cuisine <\/span>American<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCalories <\/span>298<\/span> kcal<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/span>Ingredients<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>1, 7<\/span> + lb beef brisket<\/span><\/li>Pastrami Brine<\/span><\/li>Pastrami Rub<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/span>Instructions<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>Brine Pastrami as instructed for at least 2 weeks.<\/div><\/li>Soak in water overnight to draw out some of the salt.<\/div><\/li>Pat dry and cover both sides with Pastrami Rub.<\/div><\/li>Smoke at 225-250, using a mix of hickory & fruit wood, for at least 4 hours or until internal temp hits about 160.<\/div><\/li>Place the brisket in an aluminum pan with a bit of liquid - apple juice, water, or whatever you want - and cook until the internal temp is around 200. Another good indicator is when your thermometer slides into the meat like butter.<\/div><\/li>Let rest for at least 30 minutes, slice thin.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nKeyword <\/span>Smoked Pastrami<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The recipe is a culmination of much research and my awesome cousins Dan and Tim.\u00a0 Last year at Memphis in May, over a three-day period we cooked\u00a0ribs, pulled pork, brisket,… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1011,"featured_media":3463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,23],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1011"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3460"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11195,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460\/revisions\/11195"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Table of Contents<\/p>\nToggle<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\nSmoked Pastrami<\/a>Ingredients <\/a><\/li>Instructions <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/span>Smoked Pastrami<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nA brined and seasoned brisket is smoked until tender to reveal a succulent pastrami!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Print Recipe<\/a>\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Pin Recipe<\/a>\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nPrep Time <\/span>12 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div>Cook Time <\/span>6 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div>Total Time <\/span>18 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n \t<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCourse <\/span>Main Course<\/span><\/div>Cuisine <\/span>American<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCalories <\/span>298<\/span> kcal<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/span>Ingredients<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>1, 7<\/span> + lb beef brisket<\/span><\/li>Pastrami Brine<\/span><\/li>Pastrami Rub<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/span>Instructions<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>Brine Pastrami as instructed for at least 2 weeks.<\/div><\/li>Soak in water overnight to draw out some of the salt.<\/div><\/li>Pat dry and cover both sides with Pastrami Rub.<\/div><\/li>Smoke at 225-250, using a mix of hickory & fruit wood, for at least 4 hours or until internal temp hits about 160.<\/div><\/li>Place the brisket in an aluminum pan with a bit of liquid - apple juice, water, or whatever you want - and cook until the internal temp is around 200. Another good indicator is when your thermometer slides into the meat like butter.<\/div><\/li>Let rest for at least 30 minutes, slice thin.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nKeyword <\/span>Smoked Pastrami<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The recipe is a culmination of much research and my awesome cousins Dan and Tim.\u00a0 Last year at Memphis in May, over a three-day period we cooked\u00a0ribs, pulled pork, brisket,… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1011,"featured_media":3463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,23],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1011"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3460"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11195,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460\/revisions\/11195"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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The recipe is a culmination of much research and my awesome cousins Dan and Tim.\u00a0 Last year at Memphis in May, over a three-day period we cooked\u00a0ribs, pulled pork, brisket,… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1011,"featured_media":3463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,23],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1011"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3460"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11195,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460\/revisions\/11195"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}