Anyone ever smoke a corned beef? Opinion/Directions?
Cannot find anything in any forums.
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There should ba a lot of information in the forums. I got the idea to do a quick pastrami corned beef from here.
Search brisket archives for "pastrami" and you'll get links. It's good eatin' too!
Search brisket archives for "pastrami" and you'll get links. It's good eatin' too!
my experience:
use a big point cut from the supermarket (unless you plan to cure your own); a small piece of a flat doesn't have enough fat.
soak that baby in cold water and change out the water several times, over several hours. you gotta get that salt outta there, or it is unedible.
pat dry, hit the outside with a bunch of cracked pepper and whatever else you want, and smoke. it will go faster than a plain brisket, I think because of the cure.
voila! pastrami. get you some deli mustard and rye bread.
use a big point cut from the supermarket (unless you plan to cure your own); a small piece of a flat doesn't have enough fat.
soak that baby in cold water and change out the water several times, over several hours. you gotta get that salt outta there, or it is unedible.
pat dry, hit the outside with a bunch of cracked pepper and whatever else you want, and smoke. it will go faster than a plain brisket, I think because of the cure.
voila! pastrami. get you some deli mustard and rye bread.
You definitely want to soak it to remove the salt.......
Like Todd mentioned, I'd check "pastrami" also, although it may sounds silly, here's why.
Brisket is used to make Corned Beef which is then smoked to make Pastrami. So, did a search for "corned beef" and returned 49 responses. Searched for "pastrami" and found 52.
I think, if you try the search again, make sure to look at the one window labeled "Search Forum" It is a drop down menu and you either can select a specific forum to search, such as "brisket archives" or at the top of that list is "all open forums"
And
Brisket is used to make Corned Beef which is then smoked to make Pastrami. So, did a search for "corned beef" and returned 49 responses. Searched for "pastrami" and found 52.
I think, if you try the search again, make sure to look at the one window labeled "Search Forum" It is a drop down menu and you either can select a specific forum to search, such as "brisket archives" or at the top of that list is "all open forums"
And
Smoked one yesterday, Turned out a little salty [my fault for not prepping/soaking it enough} I was in a hurry to get that baby in the smoke!
I do one about every month.
I do one about every month.
I usually rinse soak a corned beef about 4 times in an hour prior to smoking. I use about 2 Oz of hickory in my 55. Takes about 1.5 hrs per pound. Roger
What temp do you put it in at in a 008, and what internal temp should I take it out.
I cook mine around 225� and have learned to take it up to brisket temp,over 190�.
If you cook it around 160�.you need a good commercial slicer to thin slice across the grain.
If you cook it around 160�.you need a good commercial slicer to thin slice across the grain.
I did what Tom said. (Always a good idea!) Went to 190 internal, and a fab result.
But then...........I pulled out an old edition of Joy of Cooking (1978). There's a pastrami recipe there.
Two very interesting items:
1: If you are corning beef with pastrami in mind as the end result, you can alter the brine for that purpose. Add a lot of wine, corriander, ginger, paprika and pepper to the brine for the corned beef.
2: Cook that corned beef over relatively high heat---320*! 6-7 hours. Not low-and-slow. Put the heat to that bad boy.
But then...........I pulled out an old edition of Joy of Cooking (1978). There's a pastrami recipe there.
Two very interesting items:
1: If you are corning beef with pastrami in mind as the end result, you can alter the brine for that purpose. Add a lot of wine, corriander, ginger, paprika and pepper to the brine for the corned beef.
2: Cook that corned beef over relatively high heat---320*! 6-7 hours. Not low-and-slow. Put the heat to that bad boy.