# Smoked Brisket Pastrami

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 612 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1549 grams brisket flat
- 3000 grams water
- 3.87 grams curing salt
- 91 grams salt
- 45 grams brown sugar
- 0.25 percentage of total weight black peppercorns
- 0.25 percentage of total weight coriander seeds
- 0.25 percentage of total weight mustard seeds
- 0.12 percentage of total weight juniper berries
- 0.12 percentage of total weight allspice berries
- 0.12 percentage of total weight crushed red chilli
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 cloves
- 6 garlic cloves
- 6 pickling cucumbers
- 1 cucumber
- 500 grams white vinegar
- 250 grams water
- 19 grams salt
- 10 grams mustard seeds
- 2 grams turmeric
- 2 grams chili flakes
- 5 grams coriander seeds
- 1 handful dill
- 100 grams mustard seeds
- 120 grams water
- 120 grams white vinegar
- 30 grams apple cider vinegar
- 9 grams salt
- 4 grams sugar

## Instructions

1. Trim the brisket flat, removing the point muscle and deckle fat.
2. Weigh the brisket flat. It weighs 1549 grams.
3. Weigh 3000 grams of water for the brine.
4. In a pot, combine the water, curing salt (0.25% of total weight), salt (2% of total weight), brown sugar (1% of total weight), peppercorns, coriander seeds, mustard seeds, juniper berries, allspice berries, crushed red chili, bay leaves, cinnamon stick and cloves. Bring to a boil.  Then remove from the heat and let it cool.
5. Once the brine is cool, submerge the brisket in it. Then refrigerate for 10 days, flipping it every day.
6. Prepare the pickles by combining cucumbers, white vinegar, water, salt, mustard seeds, turmeric, chili flakes, coriander seeds, garlic cloves, dill, and bay leaves in a container. Pour the boiling brine over the cucumbers and refrigerate overnight.
7. Make the mustard by combining mustard seeds, water, white vinegar, apple cider vinegar, salt and sugar. Mix well and let sit in a dark place for 7 days.

## Equipment

- knife
- scales
- large bowl
- brining container
- stock pot
- pestle and mortar
- whisk

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/HMwvyobvzT4?si=hzIdGDxQCYQYTGaO
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/656b5d10-7a84-44aa-82b8-dbb36b4b490b
- Extracted: 2025-03-11

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