Sous Vide Corned Beef

[MrPat]

I read meathead's Pastrami recipe. Will I have good corned beef if I take store packaged brined brisket for corned beef and sous vide per meatheads pastrami recipe without smoking?

[Spinaker]

Well, you won't have pastrami. Pastrami has to be smoked. You need to smoke it. You can use Sous Vide for the steaming step.

[Jerod Broussard]

Be careful with sous vide and corn beef that has the papain for a tenderizer. It will make a gummy mess I am told.

[johnec00]

I suppose it's sacrilege here, but you could try using a liquid smoke glaze like Chef Steps "smokerless brisket" glaze under Meathead's pastrami rub.

[Troutman]

Why not just corn your own? It’s not that hard, only takes about a week. I agree with Jerod, the papain they use to tenderize leaves an odd taste imo.

[barelfly]

Yep. DIY pastrami is the best!

[Huskee]

You're just trying to do his corned beef recipe you mean? I think you'd be fine either way. As long as it' cooked. It'll be hella salty if you don't desalinate it or boil it though.