homemade pastrami (sallye)

How To Make homemade pastrami (sallye)

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  *** NOTE: You need to buy the packaged corned beef that has already has been cured and has spice packet. If you prefer to brine your own, see step 2 below.....
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  Corned Beef Brine Recipe
  Ingredients
  8 cups water or 6 cups water and 2 cups lager beer
  1 1/2 cups Diamond Crystal kosher salt
  1 cup light brown sugar
  1 tablespoon curing salt
  1/4 cup corned beef spice
  1 tablespoon garlic powder
  6-8 pound beef brisket
  Preparation Instructions
  Brine:
  Pour 2 cups warm water into large deep roasting pan. Add salt, sugar and curing salt and stir until dissolved. Add remaining 6 cups of liquid and mix in the corned beef spice and garlic. Submerge the brisket in the liquid, then top with heavy platter to weigh down. This is important, the brisket must be completely submerged. Cover and refrigerate for two weeks. Stir the mixture about every three days. This will aid in even flavoring of the brisket. Then follow steps 2 through 8 to make pastrami.
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  Mix garlic and oil in a small bowl.(You can buy garlic flavored olive oil, but I don't think it gives you the full flavor)
  
  Set aside for one hour.i
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  Combine pepper and all other spices (including the spices from the packet that comes with the beef) in a large bowl and set aside.`
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  Place a large piece of heavy duty aluminum foil on clean counter or cutting board.
  
  Coat the foil with prepared garlic oil
  
  Lay corned beef on foil and brush with remaining garlic oil
  
  Cover all sides of brisket completely with pepper and spice mixture, reserving 1 or 2 tablespoons.
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  Place brisket fat side up back on foil sheet and wrap tightly in the foil, make sure foil piece is large enough to completely encase the brisket and overlap
  
  Place wrapped brisket on another sheet of foil with the seam and fat side down
  
  Wrap with this sheet of foil snugly
  
  Do this several times (at least 3 more) reversing the seam each wrap
  
  Be sure each wrap is tight so spicy juices won't escape or pastrami will be dry
  
  Place brisket in baking pan and cook in preheated 225º oven for 6 hours
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  Remove from oven and set pan on rack, leaving aluminum wrap intact
  
  Cool at room temperature for about 3 hours
  
  After 3 hours, place still wrapped pastrami in heavy duty plastic bag and set in fridge overnight (at least 10 hours)
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  When ready to serve, preheat oven broiler
  
  Unwrap pastrami and place on baking sheet lined with foil
  
  Sprinkle reserved pepper mix over pastrami
  
  Place in oven about 6-8 inches from broiler
  
  Broil for 3 or 4 minutes to brown
  
  Remove from oven and place on serving platter
  
  Cut into thin slices
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  Preheat heavy skillet over low heat
  
  Heat pastrami slices in skillet with a few drops of water until fat begins to turn from white to translucent (about 5 minutes)
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  Good luck and good eating.
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