Elk Pastrami

[dogtuk]

I have never been much of a pastrami guy just never had a good pastrami until now I took out a 5 pound elk roast and used Jeanie's Cowgirl's recipe for venison pastrami Thank you Jeanie this is some good stuff i will be making this one again
 i cured the roast for 5 days using Jeanies cure after 5 days i removed from the cure and rinsed and soaked the roast for 2 hours then i got busy so i placed the roast back into the fridge this was thursday night on friday after work i got the roast out and had to do some trimming so i sharpened my knife while doing this i cut my finger layed it wide open about a 2 inch cut and deep so back into the fridge it went
so today i finally got to smoke the pastrami it went into the GOSM propane on 250 i used hickory for smoke and this stuff really turned out great i forgot to season the roast after soaking and before i placed into the smoker it still was great even without the seasoning i will be doing this again here is the pics and recipe 

The cure...this is enough for 5lbs of meat
5 tablespoons Tender Quick
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon ground paprika
1 teaspoon ground bay leaves
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

I mix the cure, rub onto the meat and shake off any excess..
I wrap it and let it cure...this batch cured for 5 days.
Then I soak in fresh water for a couple of hours...
Before smoking, I season it with a mixture of garlic, allspice, crushed juniper berries, onion powder, crushed bay leaves and mustard seeds...

Then put it on the smoker with a bit of hickory...
After smoking, I wrap in foil and fill the pouch with beef broth. It steams a bit and makes sure the pastrami is moist.
I let this sit for at least 30 minutes...

[billythekidrock]

Wow! That looks good.

Just might have to try that...after I do the two porkbutts I have in bacon cure. lol
I was going to do buckboard bacon a couple years ago after one of your posts, but the last one (and the fact that I have my smoker up again) made me get in gear.

[turkey buster]

dogtuk once again that looks great I have a couple of deer roast I might try
thanks for the post, by the way how long did it smoke for?
chuck

[dogtuk]

chuck it was in the smoker about 4 hours i pulled when it reached 145 degrees it might have gotten done sooner but i run out of propane so i am not sure how long it was sitting with no heat maybe 30 min

[rasbo]

  :drool:looks good dog

[high country]

we just did the same tonight.....and had corned elk for din din

[bow4elk]

That's a recipe I"m putting in a safe place!  Can't wait to give that a try. 

[NRA4LIFE]

Nice job once again Huey.  I just had a pastrami sandwhich for lunch out of some I made a few months back.  Very similar recipe and so easy to make.  I used a recipe out of my meat smoking bible (by Rytek Kutas).

[billythekidrock]

I used a recipe out of my meat smoking bible (by Rytek Kutas).

Definitely a great book.

[dogtuk]

Thanks everyone this is a keeper for sure will be doing this again

[NRA4LIFE]

Yes, it is.  I would suggest to anyone wanting to get into smoking/curing meat to buy it.   

[dogtuk]

I agree if anyone is wanting to get into sausage making or meat curing then you gotta have Rytek's book its the bible

[WCTaxidermy]

Huey, I just ate dinner about 3 hours ago, and after reading your post, I'M STARVING again!!!   Thanks for posting that one.  I will be using that on some of my elk roasts.  Talk with ya soon.  John

[robb92]

Thanks needed a recipe for pastrami! Will have to try this!