Uploaded February 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Looking to make homemade pastrami? I have a simple homemade pastrami recipe that you'll love. You'll never buy pastrami again. Never!
The recipe ingredient list is below and as always, you can get a printable version of this recipe at:
thebeardedhiker.com/homemade-pastrami

INGREDIENTS:
4.5-6 pound brisket flat

BRINE
1 gallon distilled water
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
¾ cup kosher salt
1 inch piece ginger, sliced
1 tablespoon pink curing salt (Instacure #1 or Prague powder)
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon black peppercorns
1 cinnamon stick, broke in half
2 bay leaves, crushed
1 tablespoon allspice berries
1 tablespoon coriander seeds
1 tablespoon juniper berries
1 tablespoon brown mustard seeds

RUB
regular old mustard, to act as a binder
½ cup peppercorns
½ cup coriander seeds
2 tablespoons mustard seeds
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground ginger

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