Turkey Pastrami | SUPER EASY & TASY!
TURKEY PASTRAMI
You will never buy Deli meat ever again!!! Making turkey pastrami at home surprisingly was very easy & flavourful. You can make this recipe using a smoker, an oven or a BBQ. It is all about how you apply the rub and let it marinate overnight to soak in all the flavours. Some people brine the turkey breast, but for this recipe I didn't do that step and still turned out FANTASTIC.For this recipe I used my smoker, but the Idea is the same for an oven, bbq grill. Set your grill, smoker or your oven at 325° degrees and monitor the internal temperature of your meat until it hits an internal temperature of 165 degrees. Make sure to not overcook the turkey it will dry out. IF you by any chance over cook it, or dry it out… DON'T panic wrap it in tinfoil with butter and let that butter get absorbed by the meat, luckily mine turned out JUICY and I didn't require that step. I served man over toasted rye bread and homemade buttermilk sauce, I included the recipe below for the sauce.
Ingredients
- 3-4 lb Turkey Breast Fresh & Boneless
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil or 1 tbsp of mustard (binder)
Pastrami Rub
- 1 tbsp Black Pepper
- 1 tbsp Coriander
- 2 tsp Yellow Mustard Powder
- 2 tbsp Brown Sugar
- 1 tbsp Salt
- 2 tsp Paprika
- 1 tsp Cumin
Butter Milk Sauce
- ¼ cup Buttermilk
- 3 tbsp Sour Cream
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice FRESH
- ¼ tsp Salt & Pepper ¼ tsp of each
Instructions
- Pat dry your skinless boneless turkey breast and apply olive oil or mustard (acts as a binder for the seasoning to stick on). Place in a ziplock bag and refrigerate for over night or minimum of 4 hours. This step is important as this is when all the flavours gets generated.
- Set your grill at 325 degrees (if you refrigerated your meat make sure to let the turkey breast come up to room temperature prior to the cook). I smoked it until it hit 165 degrees internal temperature (took approximately 2.5 hours) I let it rest for 15-20 minutes prior to slicing into it. I like to slice mine into thin slices. If you are serving it on buns/bread I highly recommend toasting it.
Butter Milk
- Mix all ingredients together and refredgerate for at least 1 hour for all the flavours to mix in.
