Venison Pastrami

[cowgirl]

I made some venison pastrami with a couple of roasts from the hind quarter of a deer I got this season...



The cure...this is enough for 5lbs of meat
5 tablespoons Tender Quick
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon ground paprika
1 teaspoon ground bay leaves
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

I mix the cure, rub onto the meat and shake off any excess..





wrap it and let it cure...this batch cured for 5 days.
Then I soak in fresh water for a couple of hours...




Before smoking, I season it with a mixture of garlic, allspice, crushed juniper berries, onion powder, crushed bay leaves and mustard seeds...



Then put it on the smoker with a bit of hickory...




After smoking, I wrap in foil and fill the pouch with beef broth. It steams a bit and makes sure the pastrami is moist.
I let this sit for at least 30 minutes...





I like it with spicy brown mustard, melted cheese and some twangy green tomato dill pickles.





Thanks for checking out my venison pastrami. :)

[Richtee]

Wow... lookie that purty meat! And the twangy green tomatoes! Bravo Cowgirl...once again! points

[Capt Dan]

Very Nice. Gonna see her on the food channel some day I swear!

[lcruzen]

What a beautiful color to that pastrami and the sandwich looks to die for with that cheese just oozing out.

[Texas-Hunter]

Oh My... That venison looks great. So you pickled the tomato's?? No relish huh?

[wutang]

Does have a beautiful color to it. Really nice.

[ChadTower]

That looks awesome. I need to find a local source for game. I'm not a hunter anymore.

[jbchoice1]

Very Nice. Gonna see her on the food channel some day I swear!

on the outdoors network none the less... making me

[Smoke Doc]

BRAVO...Outstanding that looks great, looks great on the plate too.
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[cowgirl]

Thank you folks!
Ken, I make both relish and twangy green tomato dill pickles with the last of the season green tomatoes...also slice and can green tomatoes for frying.
The pickles are my favorite, I can batter and deep fry them. :)

lol Dan, I wouldn't want my own cooking show, unless it was like JB said...on the outdoor network.

I use this same recipe to corn beef and make beef pastrami..it works great. :)

[BigRedQ]

Jeanie,

That looks fantastic.

[cowgirl]

Thank you! :)

[bb53chevpro]

Jeanie, another great plate of food. WOW.

[cowgirl]

Andy, thank you! :)

[DangerDan]

Far out!!!! Fantastic job on the pastrami..

I'm sure looking forward to mine..