Homemade Pastrami

Soak a nice corned beef for six to eight hours in cold water using ice cubes to keep the water cold. Some folks go up to 24 hours, I’m happy with 6-8, as I want to remove some of the salt, not all of it. Mix the included spices with some additional pickling seasoning, black pepper, brown sugar, and dry mustard, and then rub it down. Smoke with a light wood such as apple or cherry until an internal temperature of 160-170 degrees.

Enjoy.

I've always wondered about how they do pastrami.

Thanks.

Walmart has a super pastrami. I bought it and cooked it as directed and I was very pleased with the results. Apparently everyone else thought so as the six pounds disappeared very quickly.

Paul E. Smith
Knoxvillle, TN

Sundancer7

We have a new Walmart Supercenter that I thought I had inspected quite closely for quality meats and have not seen a pastrami. Likely mine does not carry it. Do you have a brand name or any information on it? The deli department carries "pastrami" for sale by the pound but its not real pastrami in the traditional sense. Its some sort of roast (not brisket) with a psuedo pastrami coating that is speed processed rather than aged like the real thing. Pretty sorry stuff.

I do not have a brand name but it was in the meat department and wrapped in plastic with spices already inserted.

In my opinion, it was excellent. apparently they do not stock it heavily as there was only about three packages of it available.

We did not consume it all the first day but when reheated about three days later, it was still delicious.

Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN