Pastrami and Pork Butt

[Blue]

So last Saturday I finally got this years smoking season underway. I smoked up 2 corned beef flats for some pastrami and 2 butts for sammies, nachos, ect...

The pastrami smoked for 6 hours at 225 using oak. Then I steamed it using Guiness as the liquid agent. Sliced it as thin as my cheapo meat sliced could got and ended up with 5 pounds of this:


One the pastrami was off the smoker, I got the butts underway. Smoked using a combination of oak and hickory for 14 hours. Let it rest for another two then pulled. I ended up with about 8 pounds after I made myself a plate to sample:


I also made up some 4 day pickles and bottled a batch of beer so it was a pretty productive day to say the least.

[Whisky Fish]

I also made up some 4 day pickles and bottled a batch of beer so it was a pretty productive day to say the least.

That's a productive three day weekend for me. Damn good work for a day. Great job Blue!

[curious aardvark]

for the pastrami - looks and sounds excellent

Particularly like the steamed with guinness part

[Beer-B-Q]

That is some great looking pastrami...

[lcruzen]

What a perfect combo! Beer, pastrami and pickles. And PP for good measure! Nice job!

[Blue]

That's a productive three day weekend for me. Damn good work for a day. Great job Blue!

Well, it kinda fell into multiples days when it the smoking went past midnight...but it was well work the sleep lost.

for the pastrami - looks and sounds excellent

Particularly like the steamed with guinness part

Donating one out of six to the pastrami made it well worth it.

That is some great looking pastrami...

Tasted great too. A nice bite for sure.

What a perfect combo! Beer, pastrami and pickles. And PP for good measure! Nice job!

I think only a handful od ABTs might have made it better.

Thanks guys!!!

[rbranstner]

Pastrami is so good!

[Richtee]

I also made up some 4 day pickles and bottled a batch of beer so it was a pretty productive day to say the least.

Damn...you are apparently self-sufficient. Maybe ya should establish your own country...this one's in trouble... ;{)

I'll come down and help!

[T-bone Tim]

nice lookin pp and strami

[sweet_magnolia]

Very nice! Pastrami looks wonderful!