Brisket Flat Turned Into Corned Beef & Pastrami

[bamabob]

Brined a  brisket flat for 2 weeks to make corned beef & pastrami using this for the brine.
1 gallon spring water
2 cups ksalt
½  white cup sugar
5 tsps pink curing salt
2 tsp granulated garlic
2 TBLSPN good grade pickling spice
2 Turkish bay leaves

here it is ready for the rinse, soak, rinse



cut it in half, boiled half for corned beef



made a nice meal of corned beef & cabbage, then a Reuben sandwich for lunch the next day



peppered & seasoned the other for pastrami, on the keg for a smoke



sliced after a steam



Pastrami & Swiss on Jalapeno cheese bread

[hikerman]

Oh yeah! Nice looking corned beef and pastrami! I want so bad a 1/2 of your rueben and 1/2 pastrami sandwich with a dill pickle, and a pint of bock beer! Good work! 

[Smokin Don]

My wife would go fore the reuben I will take a pastrami!!! Looks great!!! Don

[Savannahsmoker]

I would take it all as it looks mighty fine.

[Ka Honu]

You're making my life difficult. I've got a packer in the freezer destined for cooking while SWMBO is on the mainland next week. Now I have my Jewish side arguing for corned beef & pastrami while the "Texas hidden here in my heart" wants to go with traditional smoked.

If I can "man up" enough to deal with SWMBO's likely response, I'll just buy another brisket and do both. The more likely scenario is to decide on one or the other on prep & trim day.

[hikerman]

You're making my life difficult. I've got a packer in the freezer destined for cooking while SWMBO is on the mainland next week. Now I have my Jewish side arguing for corned beef & pastrami while the "Texas hidden here in my heart" wants to go with traditional smoked.

If I can "man up" enough to deal with SWMBO's likely response, I'll just buy another brisket and do both. The more likely scenario is to decide on one or the other on prep & trim day.

My $00.02......DO BOTH!   'Cause as we all know....if "the Turtle" ain't happy nobody is happy! 

[Pappymn]

That looks awesome

[FrugalQ]

One word.... thoseneedinmybelly!!! My math, or grammar skill are lacking.. Possibly both.

[ACW3]

You're making my life difficult. I've got a packer in the freezer destined for cooking while SWMBO is on the mainland next week. Now I have my Jewish side arguing for corned beef & pastrami while the "Texas hidden here in my heart" wants to go with traditional smoked.

If I can "man up" enough to deal with SWMBO's likely response, I'll just buy another brisket and do both. The more likely scenario is to decide on one or the other on prep & trim day.

My $00.02......DO BOTH!   'Cause as we all know....if "the Turtle" ain't happy nobody is happy! 

Turtle, think of the leftovers!!!

Art

[akruckus]

Ill take some of the pastrami, but the corned beef looks amazing too!

You're making my life difficult. I've got a packer in the freezer destined for cooking while SWMBO is on the mainland next week. Now I have my Jewish side arguing for corned beef & pastrami while the "Texas hidden here in my heart" wants to go with traditional smoked.

If I can "man up" enough to deal with SWMBO's likely response, I'll just buy another brisket and do both. The more likely scenario is to decide on one or the other on prep & trim day.

Simple, use the point for Texas smoked brisket, and split the flat in half for both corned beef and pastrami.  That's how I'd roll

[bamabob]

You're making my life difficult. I've got a packer in the freezer destined for cooking while SWMBO is on the mainland next week. Now I have my Jewish side arguing for corned beef & pastrami while the "Texas hidden here in my heart" wants to go with traditional smoked.

If I can "man up" enough to deal with SWMBO's likely response, I'll just buy another brisket and do both. The more likely scenario is to decide on one or the other on prep & trim day.

I have to agree, do both.  I'd remove the point from the one you have and start the flat in the brine today.  It'll be ready around 10 days later.
Pick up a second and smoke it along with the point.  By the time you eat all that the corned beef and pastrami will be about ready.   

[muebe]

Dude!

That looks awesome!

[Tailgating is my game]

Oh yeah! Nice looking corned beef and pastrami! I want so bad a 1/2 of your rueben and 1/2 pastrami sandwich with a dill pickle, and a pint of bock beer! Good work! 

I'll take the other half...killer meals