Montreal Smoked Meat

Name: Montreal Smoked Meat
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 180 min
Total time: 3 h 15 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Canada
Ingredients: 2kg beef brisket; 3 tbsp coarse salt; 3 tbsp black pepper; 2 tbsp coriander seeds; 1 tbsp paprika; 1 tbsp garlic powder; 1 tbsp sugar; rye bread and yellow mustard to serve

Canada

A Jewish deli tradition brought to Montreal in the early 1900s. Schwartz's Deli on Boulevard Saint-Laurent is the pilgrimage site.

Quebec's great cured meat — beef brisket cured in spices for days, smoked and steamed until silky tender, sliced thick and served in rye bread with mustard. Deli food of legendary status.

Authentic Canada Montreal Smoked Meat recipe

Photo: stu_spivack

Prep

15 mins

Cook

180 mins

Difficulty

Hard

Calories

375 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

2kgbeef brisket

3 tbspcoarse salt

3 tbspblack pepper

2 tbspcoriander seeds

1 tbsppaprika

1 tbspgarlic powder

1 tbspsugar

rye bread and yellow mustardto serve

Method

Mix spices. Rub brisket thoroughly. Cure in the fridge for 5-10 days.

Smoke at 120°C for 3 hours. Steam 1 more hour until tender.

Slice thickly against the grain.

Serve on rye with mustard.

Chef's Tip

The cure must be thorough and long — 5 days minimum. The penetration of spice is what makes it.

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