Finally done !!!!!….thanks for all your patience…lol….obviously the pics of the whole pastrami are immediately after the steaming process…..i steamed them for about 2 hours….i like pastrami really tender….you can see when i slicewd them open there’s a little lighter streak in the middle of the pastrami….thats where the curing salt didnt penetrate to…..mostly what the curing salt does is to make the meat a uniform pink color. i think it looks better pink…..but i cooked the meat to at least 160 degrees, so it’s certainly safe to eat. the next time i’ll just use a little more curing salt in the first rub. now…..this stuff is way peppery….so if anyone really dosen’t care for that,scrape off the peppery crust before you slice the meat. all we need is some really good rye bread,a little mustard an a nice dill pickle an i bet we could give all those NY deli’s a run for their miney….until next time….like my fave tv food guy says “if it looks good….eat it”…..take care guys
8 responses so far ↓
RJ // May 14, 2008 at 2:31 pm
What a beautiful sight! and site too. I can’t wait to try my own. Can I send a photo to this site or only my ‘precious’ words.
mattthebutcher // May 14, 2008 at 6:42 pm
RJ…..lol@ your precious words…lol…..i dont know if you can send a pic, but you’re more than welcome to try, if not just email it to me an i’ll post it….thanks….onepercent99@hotmail.com
Kaylin // May 18, 2008 at 5:15 pm
That looks soooo good!!! Matt makes the best pastrami in the whole world. I should know, I’m his granddaughter…lol!!!
Kaylin // May 21, 2008 at 3:30 pm
The pastrami was soooo good!!!! We had it on sandwiches today.
Jim // May 21, 2008 at 7:38 pm
I had a sandwiche also it eas way good
Carmen // May 22, 2008 at 11:02 am
wow, matt - looks DELICIOUS!
Cassaendra // May 22, 2008 at 7:13 pm
Hi~
Wow, that pastrami looks delicious!! I never realized how much effort goes into a good pastrami! Thank you for sharing.
- Cassaendra
wookie // May 23, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Did ya save some for me?
Boy, that is a beeeeauuuuuutiful!
Seriously, my salivary glands are in overdrive.
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