Homemade Pastrami

Ingredients

• 0.5 cups vegetable oil
• 2 cloves garlic , crushed
• 0.25 cups coarsely ground fresh black pepper
• 2 tablespoons smoked paprika
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 0.5 teaspoons ground white pepper
• 0.25 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 4 pounds corned beef brisket

Instructions

1. 1

   Mix vegetable oil and garlic in a small bowl; set aside for 1 hour. Combine black pepper, paprika, coriander, dry mustard, white pepper, and cayenne pepper in a large bowl; set aside.

2. 2

   Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C).

3. 3

   Cover a baking sheet with a large sheet of heavy-duty aluminum foil; coat with prepared garlic oil. Lay beef brisket on the oiled foil sheet and brush with remaining garlic oil. Cover brisket completely with pepper mixture, reserving 1 to 2 tablespoons.

4. 4

   Wrap brisket, fat-side up, in the sheet of foil. Place wrapped corned beef on another sheet of aluminum foil with the seam- and fat-sides down. Place double-wrapped brisket, seam-side down, on a third sheet of aluminum foil; wrap again.

5. 5

   Bake in the preheated oven for 6 hours.

6. 6

   Remove pastrami from the oven and let cool to room temperature, about 3 hours. Do not remove the foil.

7. 7

   Place foil-wrapped pastrami in a freezer bag or other plastic bag; refrigerate for 8 to 10 hours.

8. 8

   Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.

9. 9

   Remove pastrami from the refrigerator, unwrap, and place on the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle top with 1 to 2 tablespoons remaining pepper mixture.

10. 10

    Place pastrami under the broiler and cook until surface browns, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove pastrami from the oven and cut into thin slices, about 1/8-inch thick.

11. 11

    Heat a large skillet over low heat; warm pastrami slices in the skillet with a few drops of water until fat turns translucent, about 5 minutes.