Project Beef Cheek Pastrami

[SheilaAnn]

Ok…. Here we go!! Let me start by saying….. dayum!! Y’all know I am my own worst critic, but dayum!!! I followed the AR recipes for ingredients and corning. I followed a mash up of procedures for smoking beef cheeks. I chose pecan with BB briquettes. Two of these cheeks were harvested so poorly, I decided to roll/tie like a small roast/roulade.

Here they are after the braise. I did a blend of beef stock and tallow. It worked very well:



Sliced on the board:



These were decadent almost to a fault.

Plated with tater salad and pea salad. Rye bread from a really nice bakery nearby.

[jayjordan]

Fabulous!

[Dewesq55]

Wow! That pastrami looks amazing! Great job, Pitmaster!

[klflowers]

Amazing SA! The pastrami recipe is my favorite AR recipe. Next to the Texas BBQ Juice. Yours looks freaking... just... I can't even find the words. I need to make some.

[Tracy Evans]

Wow! They look beautiful SheilaAnn! What did you cook them on, smoker or grill? I have the Pit Barrel Smoker and love it but I can't seem to keep such a nice crust of char on mine.

[Draznnl]

What temperature are you cooking at Tracy?

[SheilaAnn]

Tracy Evans 22” Weber for both the smoke and braise.

[SheilaAnn]

Ok, last one….. leftovers. Since this is a specific thread, I’m not following the “leftovers” procedure. The before is above.

So, obviously they have cooled down and they firmed the heck up!! It sliced like speck or biltong. Warmed a bit and served with the same sides.

Sliced while cold



Plated

[WI Bubba]

I was hoping you would nail this cook and it look like you did just that. Way to go!

[fzxdoc]

Great job! 🤩🤩🤩

K.

[Draznnl]

I got my Wild Fork delivery. Beef Cheeks were $5.98/lb. They are defrosting in the fridge.

[dpearce]

Found a chuck roast in the freezer, it's defrosting as we speak!

[cruiseplanner1]

Love my chuckies. Have a couple also waiting in the freezer for me to get back from my trout fishing excursion next week

[dpearce]

oooo! I love trout fishing (and eating). Reminds me, I really need to get a new fly rod and reel. Enjoy!