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Recipe Discussions => Meat => Topic started by: cowgirl on February 14, 2009, 04:00:02 PM

Title: Some Venison Pastrami
Post by: cowgirl on February 14, 2009, 04:00:02 PM
These are a couple of small hind quarter roasts from a little buck I got this fall.

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..




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I wrap it and let it cure...this batch cured for 5 days.
Then I soak in fresh water for a couple of hours...



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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...



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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...


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I like it with spicy brown mustard, melted cheese and some twangy green tomato dill pickles.

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Thanks for checking out my venison pastrami. :)
Title: Re: Some Venison Pastrami
Post by: Consiglieri on February 14, 2009, 04:23:32 PM
You did it to me again!  Nice work. 
Title: Re: Some Venison Pastrami
Post by: deb415611 on February 14, 2009, 04:41:29 PM
Wow, that looks good Cowgirl.   

I was just thinking about putting brisket on the shopping list for tomorrow.  Now I need to get one though I wish I had access to venison.
Title: Re: Some Venison Pastrami
Post by: Mr Walleye on February 14, 2009, 04:44:30 PM
Absolutely looks fantastic CowGirl!

Mike
Title: Re: Some Venison Pastrami
Post by: cowgirl on February 14, 2009, 04:50:13 PM
Thank you Consiglieri, Deb and Mike!  :)
Title: Re: Some Venison Pastrami
Post by: Tenpoint5 on February 14, 2009, 08:08:05 PM
Looks great Cowgirl. I have two whole hindquarters in the freezer that I was gonna make into ham. Might just give this a try with one of them. When I get a chance, been busier than a one legged man at a butt kicking contest for some reason lately.
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