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Pastrami sandwich with quick buttermilk pickles, mustard and fresh dill by Chef Noel Cleary of the UHMC Culinary Arts Program

Noel Cleary, an instructor at the UHMC Culinary Arts Program at the University of Hawai'i Maui College joined us in the Cooking Hawaiian Style kitchen to show us how to make his mouth watering Pastrami sandwich from scratch.
Maui has been producing award winning chefs and we are excited to add Noel to the CHS website. Chef Noelʻs pastrami sandwich with buttermilk pickles with mustard and dill is one of the best sandwiches we have ever had on the show and is a must try!
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Prep Time 0 minutes
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Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine American, Hawaii
Calories 1200 kcal

Ingredients
  

Italian Baguette

  • 2 Bunches fresh dill
  • Pickles
  • Mustard spread
  • Hot pastrami carved thick

Quick Buttermilk Pickles

Yield: 6 servings

  • 2 Cucumber seeded and sliced (English or hot house)
  • 1 Cup Buttermilk
  • 2 Cloves Garlic minced
  • 2 Tbsp. Fresh dill chopped
  • 1/2 tsp. Caraway seeds
  • To taste Salt and Pepper

Mustard

Yield: 6 servings

  • 1/2 Cup Dijon dijon
  • 1/2 Cup Maile coarse mustard

Puree

  • 1/3 Cup Harissa
  • 2 Anchovy
  • 2 Tbsp. Meyer lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp. Mint chopped

Pastrami

Yield: 8 to 9 lbs cooked pastrami

  • 2 10 to 12 lbs. Briskets

Brine:

  • 1.5 Gal Cold water
  • 1 lb. Kosher salt
  • 5 oz. Corn syrup
  • 4 oz. Fish sauce
  • 3.5 oz. Curing Salt
  • 3 Cloves Garlic minced to fine paste
  • 1/4 oz. Pickling spices
  • 2 each Cinnamon sticks
  • 2 each Star Anise
  • 6 each Clove
  • Pastrami Rub
  • 2 oz. Cracked Pepper Corns
  • 2 oz. Cracked Coriander

Instructions
 

Quick Buttermilk Pickles

  • Seed and slice the cucumbers, rinse well and allow to dry.
  • In a mixing bowl add buttermilk, minced garlic, dill, caraway seeds and season to taste.
  • Add cucumbers and mix to combine.

Mustard & Puree

  • Add all ingredients to the bowl and mix to combine.

Brine

  • Crush pepper corn in a spice grinder until coarse. Crush coriander until coarse. Then combine.

Instructions

  • Trim the fat cover on briskets to a 1/4 inch.
  • Combine salt, corn syrup, fish sauce, and curing salt. Mix well to dissolve completely.
  • Combine 16oz of brine mixture with the garlic and the spices in a blender. Process to until evenly blended. Add to remaining brine.
  • Place briskets in a deep container and add enough brine to submerge them. Refrigerate for 5 days to cure.
  • Remove briskets and rinse. Refrigerate for 24 hours.
  • Rub briskets with peppercorn, coriander mix and cold smoke at 100 degrees F for 2hours. Then hot smoke the pastrami at 185 degrees for 8 hours or place in a steamer until tender.
  • Briskets can be held up to 2 weeks.

Build Sandwich

  • Hot Pastrami
  • Fresh Dill
  • Mustard
  • On a toasted baguette
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 1200kcalCarbohydrates: 232gProtein: 44gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 227939mgPotassium: 3892mgFiber: 42gSugar: 147gVitamin A: 8913IUVitamin B1: 2mgVitamin B5: 5mgVitamin C: 105mgCalcium: 1459mgIron: 21mg
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