Corned beef.

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Here's one I learned from a Navy chef:

Fry off 1 finely chopped red union and 2 finely chopped cloves of garlic.
Fry until tender.
Add 2 tablespoons of Sambal Badjak Extra Hot.
Fry for another two minutes.
Add 1 tin of corned beef and break it up completely.
Fry for another 10 minutes.
Great when eaten directly, but even better the next day (both hot or cold)
 
Juniper Berry (crushed) - 5
White sugar - 20g
Salt - 80g (I use Maldon Sea salt - this measure could be different and fiddly with other salts)
Sodium Nitrate - 10g

Bring 70-100ml of water to a boil then add the juniper and dissolve the above, then allow to cool completely before proceeding.

It's on. And looking and smelling good.
Just a qq in 100 ml all the salts didn't fully dissolve. No matter all went on. Just checking the numbers...

Will keep you posted.
 
No worries mate. I've always used no2. Excited to see your result. :)
There are two types of number two cure the ratio of the sodium nitrite are different. I have number1 cure for the bacon and it was the same for that, different ratios of sodium nitrite. One had 2% the other 6.25%
 
It's on. And looking and smelling good.
Just a qq in 100 ml all the salts didn't fully dissolve. No matter all went on. Just checking the numbers...

Will keep you posted.
Yeah mate. It doesn't really matter if everything dissolved fully. It's easier to vac in slurry form. Mucho excited. :)
 
Luuveerleeeee.

Had it last night in a simple Brioche bun.

Bit salty, but that was my bad, the meat was a bit lighter and I should have reduced the salts accordingly.

100% doing this again. Thank you.

Do you take the netting off?
 
I can't get a good Reuben outside of the US. So inspired by this thread, my saltpetre arrives today. Trip to the butcher and the super market for spices later on. Guy at my gym smokes a lot of meats and I think we can work out a deal. So pastrami will be on the menu. I'll remember to post back with a picture when the sandwich is ready in a few weeks time. :)
 
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