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Hi there, I am getting ready to do the pastrami rub portion of my adventure. Meathead book and the website are two different recipes. The difference being whole seeds in the online recipe.
also, the book doesn’t state to dry brine versus the online recipe from AR site. Is it because of the whole (cracked) seeds? My instinct says go whole seeds and crack them because I like the flavor and texture.
The website has the latest revision. I usually leave some seeds whole and crack the rest. And I don't dry brine because the corned beef is salty enough.
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What are you dry brining? The meat has been wet brined to become corned beef. I personally do the recipe from online and grind the coriander seeds to a powder.
Brining and curing are both ancient methods that were used primarily to store meat to eat safely at a later time. Cures and brines are still used to preserve meat, but now that we keep most of our food in the refrigerator, many cooks use these two processes to infuse food with flavor or moisture.
22” Blue Weber Kettle with SnS insert
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It looks like I used the term “dry brine” in error. I meant applying the rub and going 2 days in the fridge before smoking. My bad! Using the online recipe, I fresh ground 1 T peppercorns, then zapped the remaining seeds until coarse-ish, mixed the rest of the ingredients and applied to the flat. The anticipation is killing me! Squeeeeee!
Smokin Stuff It was 4#11oz before brining. I made the complete recipe from this site and used it all. I rubbed both sides. Did not have enough to get the wider side (top of photo).
Wait the two days, especially if you plan to steam at any point. Seems to make a big difference it the bark/rub staying adhered during the steaming process. Have done both side by side, very noticeable difference.
I dont leave the seeds whole in the rub but I use whole seeds and crack them in a mortar and pestle. I go pretty light the pounding, so they stay pretty coarse and maybe a couple stay whole but much less than the recipe says
shify you maybe can tell from the picture, some stayed whole. Truth be told, a lot more stayed whole the first time I applied the rub. And they fell off. So I scooped them up and zapped some more in the grinder. Stuck much better!
Last edited by SheilaAnn; March 23, 2023, 11:15 PM.
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