Montreal Smoked Meat Recipe By Stephane Prescott

MONTREAL SMOKED MEAT RECIPE BY : STEPHANE PRESCOTT

Steps:

• 1. To make the cure, in a small bowl mix together salt, pink salt, black pepper, coriander, sugar, bay leaf, and cloves. Coat entire brisket with the cure and place in an extra-large resealable plastic bag. Place in the coldest part of the refrigerator and cure for 4 days, flipping brisket twice a day.2. Remove brisket from bag and wash as much cure off as possible under cold running water. Place brisket in a large container and fill with water and let soak for 2 hours, replacing water every 30 minutes. Remove from water and pat dry with paper towels.3. To make the rub, mix together black pepper, coriander, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, dill weed, mustard, celery seed, and crushed red papper in a small bowl. Coat entire brisket with the rub.4. Fire up smoker or grill to 225°F, adding chunks of smoking wood chunks when at temperature. When wood is ignited and producing smoke, place brisket in, fat side up, and smoke until an instant read thermometer registers 165 degrees when inserted into thickest part of the brisket, about 6 hours.5. Transfer brisket to large roasting pan with V-rack. Place roasting pan over two burners on stovetop and fill with 1-inch of water. Bring water to a boil over high heat, reduce heat to medium, cover roasting pan with aluminum foil, and steam brisket until an instant read thermometer registers 180 degrees when inserted into thickest part of the meat, 1 to 2 hours, adding more hot water as needed.6. Transfer brisket to cutting board and let cool slightly. Slice and serve, preferably on rye bread with mustard and a pickle

BREWBURGER'S - OLD FASHIONED (MONTREAL SMOKED MEAT)

Steps:

• Place 1 brisket fat down in a pan. Completely submerge the brisket with the brine.
• Brine 2 days in the refrigerator.
• Remove the meat from the brine and rub the meat with 4 tablespoons pickling spices.
• Place the meat in a smoker for 2 hours with maple wood chips.
• Remove from the smoker and place in a pan with 2 cups of water. Wrap with aluminum foil. Place in the oven for 3 hours at 250 degrees F.
• Remove from the oven, slice, and enjoy with rye bread and mustard.

MONTREAL SMOKED MEAT SANDWICH

Steps:

• Montreal Spice Mix: Over medium heat, toast the peppercorns, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds mustard seeds, allspice berries, celery seeds in a small sauté pan or cast iron frying pan until fragrant, about 5 to 7 minutes.
• Grind spices coarsely in a mortar and pestle or spice grinder; combine with the remaining ingredients.
• Montreal Smoked Meat: Rub ½ of the spice mixture all over the brisket; let brisket sit for 1 hour or overnight so flavour permeates the meat.
• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F; fit the rack of a roasting pan into a roasting pan, add wine to the roasting pan& put the brisket on the rack.
• Cover the brisket with the slices of bacon, cover with foil& slow cook for 3 hours or until meat is tender.
• Remove from oven& add remaining spice mixture; smoke brisket with the wood chips in a smoker over low flame according to manufacturer’s instructions, about 20 to 30 minutes.
• OR use your barbecue to smoke the meat- wrap the wood chips loosely with foil paper, poke holes in the foil, add wood chips to the barbecue on medium high heat; when the chips start to smoke, turn the grill to low heat& put the meat on the upper part of grill.